Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery
Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇵🇹 Alentejo, Evora, Portugal
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About Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery in Alentejo, Evora, Portugal is a Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iberian Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 9 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 38.5238N -8.0027E controls access to Alentejo, Evora resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Alentejo, Evora, illustrating Iberian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (3500-2800 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction of Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery main structure
c. 1110 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery
1966–2019
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
38.5238° N · 8.0027° W · 329 m · 3 mapped features
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Main Megalithic Feature
plazaPrimary plaza at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
38.5230° N · 8.0034° WAnta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Secondary Enclosure
reservoirAncillary reservoir at Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
38.5250° N · 8.0015° WAnta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery — Outlier Rock Art Panel
moundOutlier mound panel linked to Anta Grande do Zambujeiro Periphery ceremonial landscape
38.5247° N · 8.0032° W