Verified38.9047° N · 6.6472° W · 220 m
Dolmen de Lácara
Dolmen de Lácara, Mérida
Late Neolithic·Alentejo-Extremadura Megalithic·🇪🇸 Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain
About
About Dolmen de Lácara
Largest dolmen in western Spain and second-largest in Extremadura, imposing passage grave with seven granite orthostats forming chamber 4.5 m high supporting 5 x 3 m capstone (now displaced), with corridor 14 m long within 30 m tumulus remnant. Built c.3500 BCE Alentejo-type dolmen related to Portuguese antas. Near Alcántara reservoir route.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relationship to Portuguese Anta Grande horizon
Theories
- 01River Guadiana valley trade route marker
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
- Late Neolithic
- Culture
- Alentejo-Extremadura Megalithic
- Purpose
- Passage dolmen collective burial
- Abandoned
- c.2500 BCE
- Rediscovered
- Known from 19th century; documented by Mélida
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1040 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
38.9047° N · 6.6472° W · 220 m · 1 mapped feature
Chamber
chamberPolygonal chamber with 5 m capstone
38.9047° N · 6.6472° W
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