Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

Why it mattersKey Alentejo Neolithic Toca group 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. 3800 BCE

Period

Neolithic (3800 BCE) Monte da Toca regional variant

Culture

Alentejo Neolithic Toca group

Purpose

Mount Toca 2 dolmens (chamber 3 m with schist plaques) with anta corridor 4 m

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1871

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

2. c. 3800 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

3. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão

• Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — subsidiary complex

  38.4162° N · 7.3678° W

• Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — hydraulic feature

  38.4163° N · 7.3652° W

• Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — Southern Cairn

  cairn

  cairn at Monte da Toca — Anta cist Iberia Satellite Fontão — primary structure

  38.4189° N · 7.3650° W