Fonelas necropolis
The Copper Age necropolis of Fonelas ( Spanish Necrópolis megalítica de Fonelas ) and Huélago in the valleys of the Rio Fades and Rio Gor in the province of Granada in Spain consists of around 70 dolmens , which are scattered in several groups but have been partially destroyed.
The “Domingo 1” and “Moreno 3” systems are the most important. In the latter, an anthropomorphic figure carved into the slate was found, which also appears in the coat of arms of the town of Fonelas and is on display in the Museo Arqueológico y Etnológico de Granada . There are large rectangular and smaller, rectangular and trapezoidal chambers. It is one of the necropolis of the Gor region: Panoria , Gorafe , Huélago, Laborcillas and Pedro Martinez in the Rio Fardes river basin.
Fonelas 9 and 10
Fonelas 9 and 10 are small trapezoidal megalithic systems made from sheet material . A low aisle begins on the narrow side of the chamber, while the broad side is divided into rectangular, stone-framed, slightly raised, paved areas. In Fonelas 10 there are two, in Fonelas 9 there is one that is offset to the left and leaves space for a second installation, which apparently took place successively. The remains of around 40 people and prestigious grave goods (including an ivory awl, a copper ax, bowls, etc.) were found in Fonelas. Similar elements were found in Fonelas 2 and to a lesser extent in Fonelas 11 and 12.
literature
- RW Chapman: The Megalitic tombs of Iberia . In: John D. Evans, Barry Cunliffe, Colin Renfrew, Antiquity and Man , Thames and Hudson, London 1981, ISBN 0-500-05040-6
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Coordinates: 37 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ N , 3 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ W.
