Anta da Vidigueira

Anta da Vidigueira
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A megalithic dolmen southwest of Freixo village in Redondo municipality, Evora District, Alentejo, Portugal, built between the late Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods (late 4th to mid-3rd millennium BC). The chamber comprises seven orthostats supporting a large but slightly fractured capstone, with visible tumulus remains. First identified in 1879 by Gabriel Pereira, it was later documented by German archaeologists Georg and Vera Leisner in 1945. Formal excavations did not occur until 2008 under Rui Mataloto. Classified as a National Monument since 1910.

TypeDolmen
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryPortugal
Coordinates38.6766° N, 7.6596° W

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