Dolmen del Guadancil I
The Dolmen del Guadancil I (also called Guijarros 1) is a megalithic complex made of slate . It is located in the 104 km² Alcántara reservoir in Garrovillas de Alconétar , near Caceres in the autonomous region of Extremadura in Spain and is only visible during periods of severe drought. The flood affected the conservation status.
In 1874, the pastor Don Jerónimo Sande excavated the Dolmen del Guadancil I and II, which were about 50.0 m apart . The graves correspond to the neighboring systems from the Neolithic Age . He found knives, arrow and spearheads made of flint , polished axes made of amphibolite , clay pots, stone beads and slate idols in relief . He presented the objects at the world exhibition in Paris in 1878 . Guadancil I preserved the edging of the base of the hill with a diameter of about 18.0 meters and part of the complex. The dolmen consists of a round chamber about 3.0 meters in diameter and a corridor 5.15 meters in length. Seven orthostats more than one meter high are in situ . Its east-facing entrance, the posts and lintel of which have been preserved, is 1.24 meters wide. The remarkably long gallery is 1.6 m wide.
Guadancil II was originally identical to Annex I. However, only the remains of the hill with the deepening of the former chamber remain. All finds are in the National Museum and the Museum of Cáceres.
In the Cerro de la Horca, south of Garrovillas de Alconetar, there is the Eras del Garrote Dolmen 1 + 2, one of which was explored by V. Paredes in 1909.
See also
literature
- Georg Leisner; Vera Leisner: The megalithic tombs of the Iberian Peninsula. The West of Madrid Research Vol. 1. Walter de Gruyter & Co., Berlin 1956.
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Coordinates: 39 ° 44 ′ 8.7 ″ N , 6 ° 27 ′ 6.2 ″ W.