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Nekropole von Lameira da Cima
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Overview
About this site
Overview
The necropolis of Lameira da Cima (Portuguese Necrópole Megalítica da Lameira de Cima) lies east of Antas, near Mêda in the district of Viseu, Portugal. It consists of two antas, or dolmens, and is among the most significant prehistoric necropoleis of the district.
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Nekropole von Lameira da Cima
Anta 1 could be restored because most of the stones of its chamber were still on the site.
DescriptionSources for this section
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Anta 1 could be restored because most of the stones of its chamber were still on the site. It is a small anta without a capstone, with three surviving supporting stones and a long passage flanked by side stones.
Anta 2 is smaller. It had been heavily cleared out and could be completed only with the few remaining components and additional stones. It has a polygonal chamber with a wide passage.
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Excavations showed that the monuments were in use between the end of the 4th and the beginning of the 3rd millennium BCE. The investigation also showed a use that differed from that of the other dolmens of the region.
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Nearby are the megalithic monuments of Carapito, the anthropomorphic rock-cut graves of Antas and the necropolis of Vale de Maria Pais, which includes a menhir.
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Anta is one of the Portuguese terms for about 5000 megalithic monuments or dolmens built during the Neolithic in the west of the Iberian Peninsula by the successors of the Cardial or Impressed ware culture.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
Megaliths of Portugal
Portugal's megaliths cluster in the Alentejo, around Évora, in what has been called the "megalithic universe of Évora". The Almendres Cromlech is the largest group of structured menhirs in the Iberian Peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe, with about 95 granite monoliths in small groups. Construction there is said to go back to the sixth millennium BCE, which would make it among the earliest standing stones in Europe; the older Early Neolithic stones form concentric circles in the western part, while Middle Neolithic structures consist of two ellipses and large menhirs. The site was rediscovered in 1966 by Henrique Leonor Pina.
The Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro near Valverde is one of the biggest dolmens in Iberia and has been dated to between 4000 and 3000 BCE. Its excavation in 1965 found slate tablets, necklaces, crosiers, copper objects, ceramics and carinated bowls. The Menhir of Outeiro, 5.6 metres high and weighing about eight tonnes, is the second largest in Portugal, and the Menhir of Meada is the largest on the Iberian Peninsula.
The Menhir of Outeiro was found lying on its side in 1969 and raised again about 1970; it was classified as a national monument in 1971.
Dating is difficult. The stones themselves cannot be dated, and for most monuments the evidence is the pottery and other finds from nearby tombs.
When visiting, look at how the stones of the cromlech are grouped.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Almendres Cromlech, Wikipedia: Great Dolmen of Zambujeiro, Wikipedia: Menhir of Outeiro, Wikipedia: List of menhirs, Wikipedia: Megalith · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Where it stands
Portugal
The pin marks the monument itself — its exact point.
- Coordinates
- 40°56′10″ N, 7°20′58″ WFor a GPS or map app: 40.93609, -7.34931
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Nearby
The closest sites in the Atlas, by straight line.
menir de Penedono2800–1800 BCEPhoto: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dólmen da Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte4000–3000 BCEPhoto: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
- DolmenNossa Senhora do Monte dolmen4000–3000 BCE
Anta do Carvalhal4000–3000 BCEPhoto: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
- DolmenDólmen de Carapito4000–3000 BCE
- DolmenDólmen de Carapito4000–3000 BCE
Dólmen de Carapito I, também conhecido por «Casa da Moura»2950–2850 BCE- Menhir (standing stone)Menir da Chã2800–1800 BCE
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Sources
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Around this place
The ten nearest sites, by compass
- menir de Penedono5.5 km NW
- Dólmen da Capela de Nossa Senhora do Monte12 km NW
- Nossa Senhora do Monte dolmen12 km NW
- Anta do Carvalhal12 km NW
- Dólmen de Carapito19 km SW
- Dólmen de Carapito23 km SW
- Dólmen de Carapito I, também conhecido por «Casa da Moura»23 km SW
- Menir da Chã26 km NW
- Orca de Forles28 km W
- Antas de Vilarinho31 km N
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Text, licence and sources
Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Nekropole von Lameira da Cima" (German), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; authors are listed in the page history. Reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikipedia · Edit history and authors