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<< Our Photo Pages >> Piedra Alta - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Spain in Castilla y León

Submitted by irundarra on Monday, 11 August 2008  Page Views: 3799

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Piedra Alta
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 26.212 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Castilla y León Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Burgos  Nearest Village: San Pedro Samuel
Latitude: 42.449856N  Longitude: 3.873918W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Menhires prehistóricos en el sector nororiental de la Meseta Norte Española. by Andy B on Sunday, 12 March 2023
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Menhires prehistóricos en el sector nororiental de la Meseta Norte Española. Análisis espacial concerniente a la hipótesis de una alineación estructurada y sincrónica

In the northeast area of the Spanish Northern Meseta there are known 15 standing stones disposed as a 50 km alignment. The archaeological excavations developed in 5 of them have confirmed its prehistoric chronology. Here we intend to test the hypothesis that argues there was a planned distribution of standing stones from the point of view of the spatial analysis. Our approach is focused on inquiring about the locational strategies of the standing stones and the inner organisation of the alignment in aspects such as its relation with water resources, the least-cost pathways or the viewshed. The results show that the standing stones are located in visible places and at regular intervals of a good route which links the plains with the high valleys of the mountains.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283295009_Menhires_prehistoricos_en_el_sector_nororiental_de_la_Meseta_Norte_Espanola_Analisis_espacial_concerniente_a_la_hipotesis_de_una_alineacion_estructurada_y_sincronica
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Piedra Alta. El guardián del tiempo by Andy B on Sunday, 12 March 2023
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Piedra Alta. El guardián del tiempo - Javier Basconcillos, Rodrigo Villalobos García, Miguel Ángel Moreno Gallo

En el año 2009, un equipo multidisciplinar dirigido por Germán Delibes y Miguel Moreno llevó a cabo una excavación en la base del menhir de Piedra Alta, cercano a la localidad de San Pedro Samuel, en el municipio burgalés de Pedrosa de Río Úrbel. En esta publicación se exponen los detalles de la excavación, junto con los hallazgos y análisis de otros yacimientos prospectados por el mismo equipo en un territorio que se extiende por las provincias de Cantabria, Palencia y Burgos. Las referencias específicas a estos monumentos megalíticos (los menhires de Cuesta del Molino, Canto Hito, Sansón, La Buena Moza y Piedra Alta) se complementan con una visión divulgativa de la prehistoria en estas tierras, un esbozo geológico y una reflexión sobre el paisaje actual y pasado. More Info: Delibes, G.; Moreno, M. A.; Villalobos, R. y Basconcillos, J. (2012): Piedra Alta. El guardián del tiempo. San Pedro Samuel (Burgos). Diputación de Burgos, Burgos. 97 pp. ISBN 978-84-940826-0-3 Publisher: Diputación de Burgos Publication Date: 2012

https://www.academia.edu/30570842/Piedra_Alta._El_guardi%C3%A1n_del_tiempo
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