Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Huelva, Spain
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About Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex in Andalusia, Huelva, 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 citadel 7 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.3647N -6.7568E controls access to Andalusia, Huelva 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, Huelva, 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. 3600 BCE
- Period
- Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Iberian Neolithic
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3600 BCE
Initial construction of Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1117 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex
1976–2016
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3647° N · 6.7568° W · 69 m · 3 mapped features
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic Feature
cairnPrimary cairn at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.3639° N · 6.7573° WDolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
plazaAncillary plaza at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex — platform mound with stratified deposits
37.3628° N · 6.7586° WDolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
reservoirOutlier reservoir panel linked to Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
37.3651° N · 6.7564° W