By themselves, the megaliths belong to the early forms of monumental architecture in European History, developing in accordance with the currently available data, since the beginning of the fifth Millennium BC, in the Neolithic period, around 6500 years ago. The third dolmen El Romeral is a large dolmen, consisting of a corridor with two round chambers, covered with a false dome.Īrchaeological Dolmens of Antequera, uniting the three objects of Menga, VIERA and El Romeral in the province of Malaga, considered one of the best and the most famous representatives among the European megaliths. The menga dolmen is known for its huge size. The entrance to the chamber bottom was drilled in ancient times by the unknown treasure hunters who plundered dolmen. The dolmen of VIERA is a typical categories and corridor, varying width, presenting a long corridor formed by huge stone blocks, split stone lintels and laid on top of smaller blocks.įrom this dolmen a few meters away, the dolmen of Menga. Similar structures were found in other provinces of Spain such as Navarre, Galicia and, of course, in Malaga, which is the most important.Īll three dolmen radically differ in their shapes and types. 50 km from Malaga, in Antequera, is one of the most important megalithic complexes in Europe: Tombs of Menga, VIERA and El Romeral.
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