Dolmen da Pedra Branca
The Dolmen da Pedra Branca (also called Monumento Megalítico da Pedra Branca or Anta da Pedra Branca) is located south of Melides near Grândola in the Setúbal district in Estremadura in Portugal .
Pedra Branca is a dolmen ( Portuguese Anta ), which is located on the top of a hill with an overview of the geographical environment. It was made during the late Neolithic around 2500 BC. Erected and reused in the Chalcolithic (around 2000 BC). The dolmen was discovered by L. Trindade and A. Rodrigues and excavated by Octávio da Veiga Ferreira in the 1970s. It was classified as an IIP - Estate of Public Interest in 1990.
It is an originally from a Tumulus covered Anta with a polygonal chamber having a diameter of about 3.85 m and a height of 3.4 m, comprising seven side stones. It has an east-west-oriented, differentiated corridor made of five trapezoidal side panels, which are covered by panels.
65 burials were found inside the monument, all in a fetal position . There are two levels of use, a lower one with numerous burials from the late Neolithic period and an upper one with two burials and ceramics from the bell-cup culture .
The necropolis of Cistas das Casas Velhas is about 450 m away .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 6 ′ 46.7 " N , 8 ° 43 ′ 27.3" W.