Dolmen de la Pastora
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| Alternative name | Cueva de la Pastora |
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| Location | Seville |
| Coordinates | 37°24′47″N 6°03′52″W / 37.41319°N 6.06444°W |
| Type | Dolmen |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
The Dolmen de la Pastora (also known as Cueva de la PastoraChalcolithic Age.[1]
Description
The dolmen is under "La Pastora" mound at Valencina de la Concepción.[2] It is a 43-metre long gallery, made with drystone walls and roofed with slabs of limestone and granite.[2] The passage terminates in a circular funeral chamber with a diameter of 2.5 metres, roofed with a single granite capstone.[2] The passage is orientated towards the sunset, unlike other similar tombs in the region which tend to face towards sunrise.[2]
Excavations in the slope of the tumulus in 1860 yielded 27 copper arrow heads of the "javelin type".[3]
Gallery
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Central chamber -
Interior passage -
Copper javelin heads -
Gold foil artefacts -
Variscite and amber jewellery
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See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0415093058.
- ^ ISBN 1612332552.
- ^ Hunt Ortiz, Mark A. (2003). Prehistoric mining and metallurgy in south west Iberian Peninsula. Archaeopress. p. 311.
External links
Media related to Dolmen de la Pastora at Wikimedia Commons
- Dolmen de La Pastora, Base de datos Patrimonio Inmueble de Andalucía
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