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Dolmen de Soto

Neolithic dolmen in Andalucía, Spain

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The Dolmen de Soto is a Neolithic subterranean structure in Trigueros, Andalucía, Spain. It is estimated it was built between 4,500 and 5,000 years ago and is one of about 200 neolithic ritual-burial sites in the province of Huelva.

Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Construction

c. 4,500–5,000 years ago

Discovery by Armando de Soto Morillas

1922

Obermaier excavation

1924

Declared National Monument

1931

State acquisition

1987

Recent study published

2022

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Burial and Funerary Structures

DolmensChamberGraves
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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Stone Alignments
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Country

Spain

Coordinates

37.35° N, -6.75° E