Menhir of Outeiro
Menir do Outeiro | |
Phallic menhir | |
Height | 5.6 m (18 ft) |
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History | |
Periods | Neolithic |
Site notes | |
Discovered | 1969 |
Archaeologists | Henrique Leonor Pina; José Pires Gonçalves |
Condition | Very good |
Ownership | Portuguese Republic |
Public access | Yes |
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The granite monolith is 5.6 meters high with an average diameter of one meter, and weighs an estimated 8 tonnes. It is the second largest in Portugal. The top has a hollow of 30 cm in diameter, which is believed to represent a urethra, thus giving rise to the understanding that the megalith symbolizes a phallus. It is considered one of the best examples of a phallic menhir in the Iberian Peninsula. Based on its similarity to other megalithic finds in the Évora district, the menhir is believed to date from the late Neolithic or Chalcolithic.[2][3]
See also
References
- ^ Cardoso, Joao (2015). "Nos 50 Anos da identificação do Megalitismo não funerário Alentejano. O povoamento da região de Reguengos de Monsaraz nos IV e III milénios a.C." Al-Madan. II (19 Tome 2). Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Menhir de Outeiro - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Portugal in Évora". The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Menir do Outeiro". Patrimonio Cultural. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Menir do Outeiro". Município de Reguengos de MonsarazT. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
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