Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside

Why it mattersKey Alentejo Neolithic + Christian repurpose 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. 3000 BCE dolmen 4 m high; chapel 1640 conversion 17th c.

Period

Neolithic (3000 BCE) later Christian chapel 17th c. built inside dome 17th conversion of Pavia Dolmen Saint Dionísio

Culture

Alentejo Neolithic + Christian repurpose

Purpose

Dolmen-church hybrid — 4 m high dolmen with 1640 whitewashed chapel of St Dionysus built inside chamber preserving orthostats as chapel nave

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1960

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside

2. c. 3000 BCE dolmen 4 m high; chapel 1640 conversion 17th c.

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside

• Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside — subsidiary complex

  38.8964° N · 8.0168° W

• Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside — hydraulic feature

  38.8953° N · 8.0146° W

• Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside — Southern Cairn

  cairn

  cairn at Pavia — Anta do Pavia Hall Dolmen with Chapel Inside — hydraulic feature

  38.8957° N · 8.0166° W