Cromlech de Mzoura

Msoura (also Mzoura, Mezora, Mçora, M'Zorah, M'Sora or Mzora) is an archaeological site of a stone circle in northern Morocco [1]. It is located near Chouahed village, 15 kilometers southeast of Asilah, and consists of 167 monoliths surrounding a tumulus 58 m long, 54 m wide, with a height of 6 m [1]. One of the monoliths, known as El Uted measures more than 5 m, with the average height of the monoliths being 1.5 m [1]. Dated to the 4th or 3rd century BC, the site probably hints to the beginnings of the Kingdom of Mauretania [1]. Spanish archaeologist César Luis de Montalban started excavating the site in 1935 [1]. Miquel Tarradell excavated what was left of the site in the 1950s [1]. He also discovered another smaller stone ring with 16 monoliths nearby [1].