Anta de Santa Marta
Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE)·European Neolithic·🇵🇹 Porto District, Portugal
About
About Anta de Santa Marta
Anta de Santa Marta in Porto District, Portugal is a Neolithic megalithic monument dating to c. 3500–2500 BCE, built of local stone and associated with Atlantic farming communities. The site comprises passage graves, dolmens or standing stones sited on a ridge or plateau overlooking settlement territory. Excavation and survey have documented collective burials, ceramic deposits and landscape alignments illustrating ritual use and territorial marking.
Why it mattersKey European Neolithic site in Porto District.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of monument phases and reuse
- 02Source of stone and transport logistics
Theories
- 01Territorial marker for farming community
- 02Collective burial and ancestor ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic (4000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- European Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ritual and funerary monument
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction and primary use
20th century
Modern archaeological investigation and conservation
On the ground
Structures & features
41.2000° N · 8.3100° W · 150 m · 2 mapped features
Anta de Santa Marta Main Chamber
structurePrincipal megalithic feature at Anta de Santa Marta, well-preserved structure with diagnostic finds
41.2005° N · 8.3095° WAnta de Santa Marta Secondary Feature
structureSecondary megalithic element illustrating site complexity and reuse
41.1996° N · 8.3092° W