World Heritage Identification Number: 1501
World Heritage since: 2016
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Exploring the Ancient Mysteries of the Antequera Dolmens Site
The Antequera Dolmens Site, located in the heart of Andalusia, southern Spain, offers a fascinating glimpse into the rich history and ancient mysteries of Europe's prehistoric past. This World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2016, encompasses three megalithic monuments, two natural monuments, and is protected by the CADA (Consejo Autónomo del Patrimonio Histórico de Andalucía).
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
Located at the heart of Andalusia in southern Spain, the site comprises three megalithic monuments: the Menga and Viera dolmens and the Tholos of El Romeral, and two natural monuments: La Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal mountainous formations, which are landmarks within the property. Built during the Neolithic and Bronze Age out of large stone blocks, these monuments form chambers with lintelled roofs or false cupolas. These three tombs, buried beneath their original earth tumuli, are one of the most remarkable architectural works of European prehistory and one of the most important examples of European Megalithism.
Encyclopedia Record: Antequera Dolmens Site
The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments and 2 natural mountain features in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain. The cultural institution responsible for its protection is the CADA. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 2016.Additional Site Details
Area: 2,446.3 hectares
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 37.025 , -4.5444444444
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