DOLMENS

Antequera has in its outskirts the three most important Megalithic deposits (dolmens) in Spain, they belong to the Neolithic and Bronze epoch.

The Menga Dolmen, national monument, was discovered in 1.842 and because of its extent, (21mts.long and 5 mts wide), the size of its rock blocks and its good conditions could be consider one of the most grand in the world. It is an impressive dolmen gallery, covered with rock mounds and earth dated some 2500 years BC.
 

The Viera Dolmen, located near the previous one, is a more careful construction in the fitting of the monoliths. It is dated 2000 years BC.

The Romeral Dolmen, is the most evolved of the whole group, with its long gallery and its two circular rooms of different sizes, covered with a false dome. It is dated 1800 years BC.
 
 

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