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Dolmen de Viera

Copper Age dolmen in Andalusia, Spain

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The Dolmen de Viera or Dolmen de los Hermanos Viera is a dolmen—a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb—located in Antequera, province of Málaga, Andalusia, Spain. It is located only 70 metres (230 ft) from the Dolmen de Menga and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from another structure known as Tholos de El Romeral. It was discovered between 1903 and 1905 by brothers Antonio and José Viera from Antequera, who also discovered El Romeral.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Discovery

1903–1905

National monument designation

1923

UNESCO inscription

2016

Construction

c. 3510–3020 BCE

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Burial and Funerary Structures

DolmensTombsBurial Mounds
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Artificial Mounds
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Stone Alignments
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Country

Spain

Coordinates

37.02° N, -4.55° E