5,000-year-old Dorman discovered in Spain – History Blog

A 5,000-year-old debris is a prehistoric monument with upright stone walls and a stone roof, usually found in the Teba near Malaga, southern Spain. It is in a state of outstanding protection and promises to add new information about funerals in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the 3rd millennium BC

Archaeologists at the University of Cadiz discovered Dolmen in the fourth excavation of Lainejuela Necropolis. The monument is 13 meters (43 feet) long, the walls are composed of orthodontics (vertical slabs), two meters (6.6 feet) high, and has a complex interior compartment arrangement. Its roof has large slabs laid horizontally on the orthodontics, and tumors of sand and stone were built above it.

Inside, the team discovered several famous backbone and graves, which were made from exotic raw materials such as ivory, amber and seals, as well as delicate Flint fragments such as arrows, large flint blades, and a great Hallbird.

According to Professor Serafín Becerra, “We might talk about one of the largest and most complete Dormans in the whole of Andalusia.” For his role, co-director Eduardo Vijande stressed that “the real potential of this structure lies in its extraordinary preservation state, which will allow us to have a detailed understanding of the way and beliefs of these communities.”

The team also highlighted the symbolic value of the object to be discovered. As Professor Juan Jesús Patilo of the University of Cádiz explained, “The existence of shells in the inland areas reflects the importance of the ocean as a reputation and the existence of long-distance switching networks.”