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Tholos de El Romeral

Early Bronze Age dolmen in Andalusia, Spain

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Tholos de El Romeral, situated 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) north east of the town of Antequera (Andalusia), is one of the most important examples of early Bronze Age architecture in southern Europe. Tholos de El Romeral, also known as Cueva de Romeral (Cave of Romeral) and Dolmen de Romeral, is a megalithic burial site built circa 1800 BCE. It is one of three tombs in the region, the others being Dolmen de Menga and Dolmen de Viera, both situated to the south west. In 2016, the dolmens of Menga, Viera, and El Romeral were all inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the name "Antequera Dolmens Site".

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Dolmen de Menga and Viera datings

c. 3800 BCE

Construction of El Romeral

c. 1800 BCE

UNESCO inscription

2016

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Burial and Funerary Structures

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Environmental and Natural Features

Artificial Mounds
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Country

Spain

Coordinates

37.03° N, -4.54° E