Rocha da Mina

A pre-Roman Iron Age sanctuary carved into a 12-metre schist spur beside a meander of the Lucefece River in Alandroal, Evora district, Portugal. The ritual complex features carved steps, walls, constructed floors, an altar, and a ritual well -- elements typical of pre-Roman Iberian sanctuaries. Believed to be dedicated to Endovellicus, a Lusitanian chthonic god of the underworld, health, and prophecy. A lower residential platform contains five compartments sheltered by a rocky outcrop. Excavations (2011-2013) recovered wheel-made pottery, Lusitanian amphorae, Campanian imports, and loom weights, dating occupation from the Iron Age through the Roman Republican period. A Roman marble temple to Endovellicus was later built 3 km away at Sao Miguel da Mota.