Dolmen of Matarrubilla
The Dolmen of Matarrubilla, discovered in 1917, is located in Valencina de la Concepción near Seville in Andalusia in Spain . The dolmen was excavated in 1918 and 1955. The entrance is provided with a modern gate construction.
description
The completely underground Andalusian corridor consists of an approximately 29.0 m long corridor and a round chamber 2.7 m in diameter and around 2.0 m high. The chamber ceiling is designed as a cantilever vault , which is closed off by a large granite slab . In the middle of the chamber is a black marble stone with a square recess about 10 cm deep, which is known as an altar or sacrificial table. Large stones different shape can also be found in the chambers of the dolmens of Antequera .
The 1.3 m wide and about 2.0 m high gear consists of layers of broken stone and clay, and is of limestone plates covered. The orientation to the west distinguishes it from the approaches to the other megalithic complexes in Spain.
Nearby
The Dólmen de Ontiveros was discovered in 1948 under a modern building and is only about 10 m long excavated in the area of the Ganges. It has ocher paint residues in various places.
See also
- Dolmen de la Pastora also provided with an above-ground gate.
literature
- Manuel Serrano y Ortega: Guia de los monumentos históricos y artísticos de los pueblos de la provincia de Sevilla 2006 ISBN 978-84-9862-187-7
- Francisco Corrantes de Terán: El dolmen de Matarrubilla In: Tartessos y sus problemas Symposium International De Prehistoria Peninsular, 1968 : Jerez De La Frontera Universidad de Barcelona 1969
Web links
- Description Spanish (last accessed November 30, 2012)
- Picture and map (last accessed on November 30, 2012)
Coordinates: 37 ° 24 ′ 19.8 " N , 6 ° 4 ′ 11.1" W.