Mámoa 6 by Mezio
The Mámoa 6 of Mezio (also called Mamoa Anta de Gião or Núcleo Megalítico do Mezio) is located south of Mezio near Soajo in the Viana do Castelo district in the north of Portugal .
In the necropolis of Mezio or the “Antas da Serra do Soajo” ( German “Dolmen of the Soajo Mountains” ) which comprised about 10 monuments, the Mámoas 5 and 6 are of the classic type.
Located deep in the tumulus , Mámoa 6 is a monument with a polygonal chamber and a small frontal opening consisting of an anteroom originally formed by two small granite slabs on the sides and a third to close the room frontally. The Mamoa was established in the second half of the 5th millennium BC. Dated. During the last investigation between 1996 and 2000 under the direction of Nuno Miguel Soares, the dating was in the second half of the III. Millennium BC Chr. Changed.
The monument was made accessible to visitors through an elaborate, angled entrance secured by walls on the sides.
Nearby are the Anta do Mezio , the Lapa da Moura (also Chã de Paradas 1) and the Mamoa do Batateiro.
See also
literature
- Nuno Miguel Soares: As Mamoas 5 e 6 do Núcleo Megalítico do Mezio (Arcos de Valdevez). Terra de Val de Vez - GEPA. Nº 17, 2005
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Coordinates: 41 ° 52 ′ 46 " N , 8 ° 18 ′ 48.1" W.