Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat

Why it mattersKey Ourique Alentejo dolmen art megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3500 BCE

Period

Neolithic (3500 BCE) Alentejo dolmen Fontainhas with painted serpent Hunt Panel

Culture

Ourique Alentejo dolmen art

Purpose

Dolmen with painted orthostat — painted red serpent hunt panel 1.2 m with bow hunters chasing deer in ochre/red inside chamber orthostat

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1877

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 3500 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat

2. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat

• Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat — subsidiary complex

  37.6389° N · 8.2227° W

• Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat — hydraulic feature

  37.6418° N · 8.2223° W

• Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat — Cairn Annex 3

  cairn

  cairn at Fontainhas — Alentejo Dolmen with Painted Orthostat — outlier feature

  37.6409° N · 8.2241° W