Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo

Why it mattersKey Setúbal Neolithic Quinta alignment 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. 4500 BCE

Period

Neolithic (4500–3000 BCE) Lusit-Protugal menhir row

Culture

Setúbal Neolithic Quinta alignment

Purpose

Quinta do Anjo 4-menhir alignment 12 m row with phallic heads — Setúbal menhir row

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1896

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo

2. c. 4500 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo

3. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo

• Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo — subsidiary complex

  38.5649° N · 8.9196° W

• Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo — hydraulic feature

  38.5655° N · 8.9206° W

• Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo — Cairn Annex 3

  cairn

  cairn at Zambujeiro Stone Row — Alentejo Menhir Field Quinta do Anjo — subsidiary complex

  38.5677° N · 8.9194° W