Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain
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About Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier 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 necropolis 11 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.8172N -5.6348E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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 — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1417 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier
1971–2020
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8172° N · 5.6348° W · 108 m · 4 mapped features
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
36.8171° N · 5.6361° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier — platform mound with stratified deposits
36.8166° N · 5.6345° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
36.8161° N · 5.6363° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin
36.8189° N · 5.6338° W