Dolmen Stabile

Dolmen Stabile is a prehistoric megalithic monument on the territory of Giurdignano, Province of Lecce, in Apulia, Italy. It belongs to the Otrante group of dolmens and menhirs, beside a megalithic limestone outcrop.

The dolmen has a low chamber with an oval, round or polygonal form, typical of the Otrante group. Its irregularly rectangular roof slab measures 1,80 m wide and 2,60 m, with an average thickness of 0,20 m. It rests on seven stacked orthostats and two monolithic pillars, while the corridor is no more than 1,05 m high.

The monument is also known as Letto della Vecchia, Quattromacine or Dolmen di Giuggianello. It was discovered in 1893 by Maggiulli. Its catalogue dating places it between 4000 BCE and 3000 BCE, based on a typological estimate, while the monument is described as dating from the Bronze Age, between 2300 and 1750 av. J.-C.

Together with Dolmen Li Scusi, Stabile forms part of the Giardino megalitico d'Italia at Giurdignano on the Salento peninsula. More generally, monuments of this kind in Apulia often have long passages leading to burial chambers, unlike the simple three-stone tables suggested by the word “dolmen”.

Dolmen Stabile is a dolmen in Giuggianello, Italy. A typological estimate: 4000 BCE to 3000 BCE. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the French article "Dolmen Stabile", shown in the original language.