Dolmen del Cap de l'Home
The Dolmen del Cap de l'Home is located in the Parc Megalític de Roses near the street “Carrer de Pitàgoras” in the east of Roses near Figueres , in the Comarca Alt Empordà in Catalonia in Spain .
About 2700 BC The gangway dolmen , created in the 3rd century BC, has five bearing stones, two on each long side and one on the narrow side. A bearing stone has been restored. The capstone lies at an angle.
The approximately 1.5 m high dolmen was first excavated in 1919 and remains of pottery and bones were found. During the 1946 excavation, shards, pieces of soapstone necklaces and a piece of handcrafted ceramics were discovered. The dolmen was restored in 1983.
From here a hiking trail leads to the better preserved dolmen Llit de la Generala, only 100 meters away .
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Coordinates: 42 ° 15 ′ 52.8 " N , 3 ° 11 ′ 22.8" E