It is one of the best preserved megalithic monuments in the region. This dolmen, built during the late Neolithic or Chalcolithic period (around 2,700-2,200 BC), is an impressive testimony to the funerary and spiritual practices of the prehistoric communities that inhabited this area.

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An Argentona

December 4, 2024

It was first documented in the 19th century, when the first archaeological investigations in the area began. The objects found in the dolmen, such as pottery and flint tools, have helped to understand the funerary and social customs of its builders.

Legends related to witches and magic rituals circulate around the dolmen, common in the popular stories of the area.

Like many dolmens, its orientation could be related to the position of the sun during the solstices, which reinforces its symbolic and spiritual importance.

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An Argentona

December 4, 2024

The dolmen has the shape of a rectangular burial chamber, composed of large vertical stone slabs (orthostats) that support a horizontal upper slab (cover). It is surrounded by a tumulus, an accumulation of earth and stones that originally covered the entire structure, giving it the appearance of a small hill.

It is approximately 7.5 metres long, with an inner chamber of 2 metres. Its entrance faces southeast, probably for astronomical or ritual reasons.

It was used as a collective tomb, where the ancient inhabitants deposited the remains of the deceased along with offerings, tools, pottery and other funerary objects.

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