Peciña necropolis
The necropolis of Peciña is located at the end of a cul-de-sac near the hermitage of Santa María de La Piscina , in Peciña, northeast of San Vicente de la Sonsierra in the La Rioja region in Spain .
Next to the chapel there are 53 rock graves on a gentle slope . Those from the mid-10th century are called Tumba Olèrdolana , are anthropomorphic and carved into the limestone rock . The 12th century are made of slabs and the rest are later angular sarcophagi .
Santa María de La Piscina is the most complete and best-preserved Romanesque building in La Rioja, built in the 12th century with little later additions. The existence of graves from before the chapel was built shows that the area was already inhabited.
- Peciña necropolis
The La Cascaja dolmen
The dolmen of La Cascaja, discovered and excavated in 1953 by Domingo Fernández de Medrano and Basilio Osaba, is located about 300 m south of the hermitage and is a duct dolmen whose structure has been almost preserved. The access is divided into two parts. Inside, six sandstone slabs form the hexagonal chamber of around 1.8 by 1.7 m. Human remains of around 31 people, as well as pieces of flint , pottery and a bronze tip were found.
literature
- Francis DK Ching, Mark Jarzombek, Vikramaditya Prakash: A Global History of Architecture - Rock-Cut Tombs.
- 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: 42 ° 34 ′ 41 " N , 2 ° 43 ′ 33" W.