Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Cadiz, Spain
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About Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace 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 chamber 4 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 36.8166N -5.6172E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1277 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
36.8166° N · 5.6172° W · 127 m · 3 mapped features
Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
36.8150° N · 5.6163° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace — burial gallery with stratified deposits
36.8182° N · 5.6153° WDolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Dolmen de Alberite Interior Chamber North — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
36.8177° N · 5.6191° W