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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
prehistoric monument complex ⓘ
alignmentWith El Torcal de Antequera ⓘ
Peña de los Enamorados ⓘ
category Cultural site ⓘ
chronologyEnd 2nd millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ
chronologyStart 3rd millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ
contains El Torcal de Antequera ⓘ
Menga dolmen ⓘ
Peña de los Enamorados ⓘ
Tholos of El Romeral ⓘ
Viera dolmen ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Province of Málaga ⓘ
southern Spain ⓘ
locatedNear Antequera urban center ⓘ
Guadalhorce Valley ⓘ
managedBy Government of Andalusia ⓘ
linked to: Junta de Andalucía
material stone ⓘ
notableFor alignment with natural landmarks ⓘ
architectural complexity ⓘ
large megalithic structures ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf Megalithic monuments of Europe ⓘ
period Bronze Age ⓘ
Neolithic ⓘ
significance one of the largest and most complete megalithic complexes in Europe ⓘ
SpanishName Sitio de los Dólmenes de Antequera ⓘ
UNESCOcriteria (i) ⓘ
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UNESCOofficialName Antequera Dolmens Site ⓘ
UNESCOregion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1501 ⓘ

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World Heritage Sites in Spain → hasPart → Antequera Dolmens Site ⓘ
Antequera Dolmens Site → UNESCOofficialName → Antequera Dolmens Site ⓘ
Antequera Dolmens Site → SpanishName → Sitio de los Dólmenes de Antequera ⓘ
linked to: Antequera Dolmens Site