Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja

Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja
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The Great Dolmen of Comenda da Igreja is a Neolithic megalithic funerary monument in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora do Bispo, Montemor-o-Novo municipality, central Alentejo region of Portugal[1]. Constructed during the 5th to 3rd millennium BC, this dolmen served as a collective burial site for prehistoric communities in the Évora area[1]. The structure exemplifies the megalithic burial traditions that spread across the Iberian Peninsula during the Neolithic period[1].

TypeDolmen
Period4500 - 3000 BC
CountryPortugal
Coordinates38.7582° N, 8.2024° W

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