• Africa
      • Back
      • Algeria
          • Back
          • Aurès Mountains - Timgad
          • Béni Hamidane - Tiddis
          • Djémila - Cuicul
          • Tazoult - Lambaesis
          • Tipaza - Tipasa
      • Egypt
          • Back
          • Lower Egypt
              • Back
              • Abu Gorab - Sun Temples
              • Abu Roash - Pyramid of Djedefre
              • Abusir - Necropolis
              • Dashur - Bent Pyramid
              • Giza Plateau - Pyramid Complex
              • Giza Plateau - Great Sphinx of Giza
              • Giza Plateau - Valley Temple
              • Hawara - Labyrinth of Egypt
              • Saqqara - Serapeum
              • Zawyet El Aryan - Unfinished Pyramid
          • Upper Egypt
              • Back
              • Abu Simbel - Temple Complex
              • Abydos - Osirion
              • Aswan - Elephantine Island
              • Aswan - Unfinished Obelisk
              • Dendera - Temple Complex
              • Kom Ombo - Temple of Kom Ombo
              • Thebes - Karnak Temple Complex
              • Thebes - Luxor Temple
      • Ethiopia
          • Back
          • Axum - Obelisks
          • Lalibela - Rock-Hewn Churches
      • Libya
          • Back
          • Khoms - Leptis Magna
          • Zawiya - Sabratha
      • Morocco
          • Back
          • Meknes - Volubilis
      • Tunisia
          • Back
          • Bizerte - Utica
          • El Djem - Thysdrus
          • El Fahs - Thuburbo Majus
          • Jendouba - Bulla Regia
          • Mornag - Uthina
          • Téboursouk - Dougga
          • Tunis - Carthage
  • Asia
      • Back
      • Cambodia
          • Back
          • Phumi Boeng Mealea - Beng Mealea Temple
          • Prasat Bakong - Preah Ko Temple
          • Siem Reap - Angkor Thom Temple Complex
          • Siem Reap - Angkor Wat Temple
          • Siem Reap - Bakong Temple
          • Siem Reap - Banteay Srei Temple
          • Siem Reap - Bayon Temple
          • Siem Reap - East Mebon Temple
          • Siem Reap - Neak Poan Temple
          • Siem Reap - Pre Rup Temple
          • Siem Reap - Preah Kahn Temple
          • Siem Reap - Ta Prohm Temple
      • China
          • Back
          • Nanjing - Yangshan Quarry
          • Shiyan Beicun - Longyou Caves
      • India
          • Back
          • Ellora - Kailasa Temple
          • Warangal - Warangal Fort
      • Indonesia
          • Back
          • West Java - Gunung Padang
      • Israel
          • Back
          • Jerusalem - Western Stone
      • Japan
          • Back
          • Asuka - Ishibutai Kofun
          • Asuka - Masuda-no-iwafune
          • Yonaguni - Yonaguni Monument
      • Jordan
          • Back
          • Jerash - Gerasa
          • Wadi Musa - Petra
      • Laos
          • Back
          • Xiangkhouang - Plain of Jars
      • Lebanon
          • Back
          • Baalbek - Baalbek Temple Complex
      • Micronesia
          • Back
          • Pohnpei - Nan Madol
      • South Korea
          • Back
          • Ganghwa - Ganghwa Dolmen Site
          • Hwasun - Hwasun Dolmen Sites
          • Maesan - Gochang Dolmen Site
      • Syria
          • Back
          • Arwad - Arwad Wall
      • Tonga
          • Back
          • Tongatapu - Ha'amonga 'a Maui
      • Turkey
          • Back
          • Anatolia - Gobekli Tepe
          • Anatolia - Hattusa Complex
          • Güzelyurt - Gaziemir Underground City
          • Mazı - Mazı Underground City
          • Melikgazi - Ağırnas Underground City
          • Nevşehir - Derinkuyu Underground City
          • Nevşehir - Kaymakli Underground City
          • Nevşehir - Özkonak Underground City
  • Europe
      • Back
      • Croatia
          • Back
          • Split - Diocletian's Palace
      • England
          • Back
          • Avebury - Stone Circles
          • Wiltshire - Stonehenge
      • France
          • Back
          • Arles - Arles Amphitheatre
          • Carnac - Carnac Stones
          • Dol-de-Bretagne - Menhir de Champ-Dolent
          • Kerloas - Menhir de Kerloas
          • Locmariaquer - Locmariaquer Megaliths
          • Nîmes - Arena of Nîmes
          • Saumur - Dolmen de Bagneux
      • Germany
          • Back
          • Blieskastel - Gollenstein
      • Greece
          • Back
          • Athens - Acropolis of Athens
          • Mycenae - Treasury of Atreus
      • Ireland
          • Back
          • Carlow - Brownshill Dolmen
          • Meath - Newgrange
      • Italy
          • Back
          • Ercolano - Herculaneum
          • Naples - Pompeii
          • Ostia - Ostia Antica
          • Rome - Colosseum
          • Rome - Pantheon
          • Sicily - Selinunte
          • Sicily - Valley of the Temples
          • Verona - Arena di Verona
      • Malta
          • Back
          • Corradino - Kordin Temples
          • Mgarr - Ta' Hagrat Temple Complex
          • Paola - Hal-Saflieni Hypogeum
          • Qrendi - Hagar Qim Temple Complex
          • Qrendi - Mnajdra Temple Complex
          • Tarxien - Tarxien Temple Complex
          • Zebbiegh - Skorba Temple Complex
      • Netherlands
          • Back
          • Drenthe - Hunebedden Dolmens
      • Russia
          • Back
          • Caucasus Mountains - Dolmens
      • Scotland
          • Back
          • Callanish - Callanish Stones
          • Orkney - Maeshowe
      • Spain
          • Back
          • Antequera - Dolmens of Antequera
          • Mérida - Augusta Emerita
  • North America
      • Back
      • Bahamas
          • Back
          • Bimini - Bimini Road
      • Costa Rica
          • Back
          • Isla del Cano - Stone Spheres
      • Cuba
          • Back
          • Pinar del Rio - Cuban Underwater City
      • Guatemala
          • Back
          • Flores - Tikal
      • Honduras
          • Back
          • Copán Ruinas - Copan
      • Mexico
          • Back
          • La Venta - La Venta Complex
          • Palenque - Palenque Complex
          • San Lorenzo - San Lorenzo Tenochtitlan
          • Teotihuacan - Teotihuacan Complex
          • Tinum - Chichen Itza
          • Tres Zapotes - Tres Zapotes Complex
      • United States
          • Back
          • Florida - Coral Castle
  • South America
      • Back
      • Bolivia
          • Back
          • Tiwanaku - Kalasasaya
          • Tiwanaku - Pumapunku
      • Chile
          • Back
          • Easter Island - Moai
      • Columbia
          • Back
          • Huila - San Agustin Archaeological Park
      • Peru
          • Back
          • Aramu Muru - Gate of the Gods
          • Cusco - Coricancha
          • Cusco - Hatun Rumiyoc
          • Cusco - Sacsayhuaman
          • Huaytará - Temple of Huaytará
          • Ollantaytambo - Temple Hill Fortress
          • Urubamba - Machu Picchu
  • News
  • Blog

Dolmens of Antequera

Dolmens of Antequera - Antequera, Spain


The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage in series comprises by three cultural monuments (Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Beehive tomb of El Romeral) and two natural monuments (Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal) existing in the city of Antequera, in Andalusia, Spain. The cultural institution responsible for its protection is the Archaeological complex Dolmens of Antequera. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2016.


Outstanding Universal Value

The Dolmen of Menga represents a unique masterpiece of lintel Megalithic architecture (Atlantic tradition), based in orthostates and blankets, unique for its enormous dimensions that lead to the limit constructive the typology of corridor sepulcher, incorporating an unprecedented solution of intermediate pillars; likewise, the Beehive tomb of El Romeral complements the catalog of megalithic constructions with a vaulted solution by rows based in masonry (Mediterranean tradition).

Both the Dolmen of Menga as Beehive tomb of El Romeral present anomalous orientations, as evidenced the Professor Michael Hoskin where he finds that the 99.99% of the dolmens of Mediterranean area have an orientation of celestial type, ie, linked to the sunrise at the dawn of the equinoxes (as occurs in the Dolmen of Viera). However Dolmen of Menga is oriented to the anthropomorphic profile of Peña de los Enamorados to, and specifically to Rock shelter of Matacabras which has been located cave painting. Meanwhile, Beehive tomb of El Romeral is oriented to the mountains of El Torcal where is the Cave del Toro (terrestrial orientation) and at noon sun in the winter solstice (celestial orientation). In addition, in this axis Dolmen of Menga-Peña de los Enamorados is located the Beehive tomb of El Romeral. Thus, the Dolmens of Antequera build a unique megalithic landscape by the unique intrinsic relationship established with the natural elements.


The three megalithic monuments reflect a stage of human history in which the first ceremonial monuments in Western Europe were built, according to the two major building traditions of Megalithic art (lintel and dome by rows).

Gallery

More Video




Megalithic Builders is an index of ancient sites from around the world that contain stone megaliths or interlocking stones. Genus Dental Sacramento

2025 Megalithic Builders
To Top