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<< Our Photo Pages >> Dolmen de la Cabana Arqueta - Burial Chamber or Dolmen in Spain in Cataluña

Submitted by FXF on Monday, 28 April 2008  Page Views: 5296

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Dolmen de la Cabana Arqueta
Country: Spain Region: Cataluña Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Nearest Town: Figueres  Nearest Village: Espolla
Latitude: 42.384600N  Longitude: 2.988100E
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
0no data
4

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Dolmen de la Cabana Arqueta
Dolmen de la Cabana Arqueta submitted by FXF : Site in Cataluña Spain Impressive dolmen in an area rich in megalithic sites. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Burial Chamber (Dolmen) in Cataluña

The dolmen has been dated to 4700 - 4500 BCE. Excavations have produced a dagger of silex, beads of steatite and a small one of gold (!).

Restorations carried out in 1994.
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