Cova d'en Genís
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The Cova d'en Genís , or Cau d'en Genís, is a paradolm that is about 500 m east of the Puig Castellar, near Santa Coloma de Gramenet in Catalonia in Spain .
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The rock formation that forms a cavity was originally described as a megalithic complex, but is now viewed as a natural structure or as a pseudodolmen. The pseudo- or para- dolmen is a natural, accidentally formed structure made of stone blocks, reminiscent of a dolmen, as it is known from various regions ( Dolmen of Chevresse , Dolmen of Solwaster , Pierre au Rey , Schnellert and Sparossino).
Apparently, the dolmen-like shape inspired people to use the place. The excavation revealed that the place was used for burials in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages . The remains of two bones and two ceramic vessels, one from the Neolithic and the other typical of the Bronze Age (between 1500 and 1100 BC), were found in 1955 by Genís Ibáñez, after whom the place was named.
Paradolms are known from different regions: ( Dolmen of Busnela , Dolmen of Chevresse , Dolmen of Solwaster , Pierre au Rey , La Table des Géants in Reinhardsmunster and L'autel des Druides in Pfaffenheim (both in the department of Haut-Rhin) and Sparossino in Liguria ).
See also
Web links
- Description and picture (Catalan)
Coordinates: 41 ° 27 '56.1 " N , 2 ° 11' 46.8" E