Antequera Dolmens Site
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The Antequera Dolmens Site is a prehistoric archaeological complex in southern Spain featuring some of Europe’s largest megalithic tombs, aligned with prominent natural landmarks and recognized for its outstanding Neolithic and Bronze Age cultural significance.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
prehistoric monument complex ⓘ |
| alignmentWith |
El Torcal de Antequera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peña de los Enamorados NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Cultural site ⓘ |
| chronologyEnd | 2nd millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| chronologyStart | 3rd millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| contains |
El Torcal de Antequera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menga dolmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Peña de los Enamorados NERFINISHED ⓘ Tholos of El Romeral NERFINISHED ⓘ Viera dolmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Megalithic culture ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalType |
dolmen
ⓘ
tholos ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dolmens
ⓘ
megalithic tombs ⓘ tholos tomb ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andalusia
ⓘ
Antequera NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Málaga NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Antequera urban center
ⓘ
Guadalhorce Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Government of Andalusia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alignment with natural landmarks
ⓘ
architectural complexity ⓘ large megalithic structures ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Megalithic monuments of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Neolithic ⓘ |
| significance | one of the largest and most complete megalithic complexes in Europe ⓘ |
| SpanishName | Sitio de los Dólmenes de Antequera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOcriteria |
(i)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOofficialName | Antequera Dolmens Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOregion | Europe and North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1501 ⓘ |
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