Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace
Middle Neolithic (3800-3200 BCE)·Iberian Neolithic·🇪🇸 Andalusia, Huelva, Spain
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About Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace 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 enclosure 3 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 37.3519N -6.7649E 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
- 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. 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 — Western Terrace main structure
c. 924 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
37.3519° N · 6.7649° W · 83 m · 3 mapped features
Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
moundPrimary mound at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
37.3503° N · 6.7631° WDolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
37.3508° N · 6.7658° WDolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Dolmen de Soto Trench Annex East — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
37.3503° N · 6.7632° W