The dolmens of Antequera
The traveller can ginf three dolmens on the outskirts of Antequera.
these remains of megalithic construction are from the catolithic
or Copper Age and have survived to our day in a maginificent
conserved state. The oldest of the three dolmens is that of
Menga, dating from 2500 BC.
the burial chamber is made up of seven large monoliths on
each side, covered at the head of the chamber, weighing about
180 tonnes. Next to this dolmen is that Viera, from a little
later (2000 BC). Its corridor is completely conserved, but
only four of the seven slabs originally making up the roof
are left.
Following the N-331 you arrive at the site of the dolmen of
el Romeral, which is dated from around 1800 BC. It is a "tholos"-type
dolmen with a corridor.
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