Anta of Pavia
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The Anta von Pavia is a megalithic complex in the Portuguese village of Pavia in Mora in the Évora district in the Alentejo . The monument, located in the historic town center, is considered one of the most important antas in the country and has been designated as a Monumento Nacional since 1910 . The Anta was Christianized and converted into the São Dionisio (or São Dinis ) chapel . Anta or dolmen is the Portuguese name for around 5000 megalithic structures that were built during the Neolithic in the west of the Iberian Peninsula by the successors of the cardial or imprint culture .
Your oval chamber has a maximum outer diameter of 4.3 m and a height of 3.3 m. The only capstone measures 3.0 × 2.6 m. The Anta was established between the 4th and 3rd millennium BC. In the 17th century and converted into a chapel. The redesign of the Anta of Pavia resulted in the Anta Chapel of São Brissos in Montemor-o-Novo . The Anta of Pavia is the largest conversion of a megalithic complex on the Iberian Peninsula .
1914-15 the Anta was the subject of archaeological excavations under the direction of Virgílio Correia. It was found that the chamber was divided into quarters by vertical panels . One of them contained an ornate slate idol . Furthermore, shattered vessels, stone axes and undecorated slate slabs were found.
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literature
- Thomas G. Schattner (Ed.): Archaeological guide through Portugal (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 74). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1998, ISBN 3-8053-2313-1 p. 160
- Ana Palma dos Santos: Monumentos megalíticos do Alto Alentejo . Lisbon 1994, ISBN 972-918416-X .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 53 ′ 38.9 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 1.6 ″ W.