Mamoa do Monte dos Condes
The Mamoa do Monte dos Condes (also called Monte dos Condes 2 ) is a megalithic complex in the well-preserved remains of a round hill about 20.0 m in diameter in Malarranha, a village in the municipality of Pavia in the Évora district in the Alto Alentejo in Portugal .
Monte dos Condes was recognized by Leonor Rocha in 1993 and excavated by Leonor Rocha and Pedro Manuel Carvalho Alvim in 2009 and 2010. When found, only two stones of the chamber were visible at the top of the hill, and the corridor cover, about 6 feet away. The monument, which consists of a rectangular chamber, is not an Anta and has not yet been classified.
The shale system dates from the Neolithic and was reused in the Bronze Age . Evidence of the dating was provided by two Neolithic vessels typical of the region. Their location suggests at least two burials, at the head and at the entrance to the chamber. Its state of preservation shows that the lower level, which is also documented by stray finds outside the facility, was not impaired when it was reused during the Bronze Age. This was the first time that a neolithic monument was buried. This is unique in the region around Mora .
See also
literature
- Thomas G. Schattner (Ed.): Archaeological guide through Portugal (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 74). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1998, ISBN 3-8053-2313-1 .
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 38 ° 55 ′ 1.4 ″ N , 7 ° 57 ′ 17.6 ″ W.