Dolmen Juan Rol I
The dolmen Juan Rol I in the wider area of the city of Alcántara is a wide-chambered anta , which is called a dolmen in Spain . It belongs to the group of dolmens of Alcántara and appears in the archaeological map of Extremadura , as well as in the older Spanish literature under the name "Juan Ron I".
description
The dolmen , built from slate , consists of a chamber with six bearing stones, of what were once seven, and a wide-mouthed passage made of eleven stones of the same type (some with bowls and rock carvings ) and a capstone that was put back in 1997.
The dimensions are much larger than the neighboring Maimón II dolmen . The chamber has a diameter of 2.3 m and a height of 1.5 m. The length of the corridor is about 5.0 m and its height 0.9 m. The mound that essentially surrounded the chamber (not entirely the passage area) was about 8 m in diameter.
history
The megalithic tomb is probably from around 4000 BC. Assigned to Chr. The last recognizable use took place during the early Bronze Age (between 2200 BC and 1900 BC) by people of the bell-cup culture . The users at the time left their traces in the corridor, near the chamber, with a stone laid across. A mug, sheet metal, and bowl were placed in this place. It is a classic equipment of the bell beaker people, with the peculiarity that the beakers were undecorated.
The chamber has been ransacked, which explains the condition of some orthostats . At the original floor level, several arrowheads , a large slate plate idol with eye holes and stripes of filled triangles as decoration and some pearls could be discovered. Pendants, damaged polished axes , whole beakers, pearls and arrowheads were found on the floor of the corridor .
See also
Web links
- Dolmen Juan Rol I, finds - photos etc. (Spanish)
- Dolmen Juan Rol I - description, photo, location map (English)
- Dolmen Juan Rol I - description, photo, location map (Portuguese)
Coordinates: 39 ° 36 ′ 54 ″ N , 6 ° 54 ′ 16.9 ″ W.