Anta Grande do Zambujeiro, Portugal. Located in the Alentejo, 10 km west from Évora. It is considered the largest burial chamber (dolmen) in the Iberian Peninsula, and one of the largest in Europe. Neolithic, dating between 4000 and 3500 BCE. The Anta Grande do Zambujeiro was declared a national monument by the Portuguese government on the 22nd of November 1971. A full scan of the site is in this Sketchfab collection. The site was excavated in the 1960s by Henrique Leonor Pina. The artifacts are located in the Museu de Évora and managed by the Direção Regional de Cultura do Alentejo.
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro
Country
Portugal
Region
Alentejo
Site
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro
Material
Stone
Age
Antiquity
Provenance
Anta Grande do Zambujeiro
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