Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain
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About Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North in Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain is a Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 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 11 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.8361N -5.6328E controls access to Andalusia, Cadiz 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 Andalusia, Cadiz, illustrating Iberian Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North main structure
c. 1145 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8361° N · 5.6328° W · 136 m · 4 mapped features
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Main Megalithic Feature
structurePrimary structure at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
36.8348° N · 5.6319° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
36.8348° N · 5.6337° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North ceremonial landscape
36.8345° N · 5.6329° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North with plastered basin
36.8358° N · 5.6341° W