Anta do Olival da Pega, Reguengos de Monsaraz

Discover the megalithic constructions of Anta do Olival da Pega in Alentejo, Portugal.

Anta do Olival da Pega, Reguengos de Monsaraz
© Câmara Municipal Reguengos de Monsaraz

Anta do Olival da Pega is a complex of two vast megalithic constructions believed to have been built between the years 3500 and 3000 b.C.

This constructions are located 14 kilometres away from Reguengos de Monsaraz, to the north of the road that links the town with Monsaraz, nearby Telheiro, in Alentejo, Portugal.

Both places have been excavated and a funerary complex was found, with 134 schist plaques, and more than 200 ceramic pieces. Furthermore, it is also believed that more than 134 human corpses were buried in the first complex, and 118 in the second.

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Location:

Reguengos de Monsaraz, Alentejo, Portugal.

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Reguengos de Monsaraz

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