013 - Hypogea of Sobreira de Cima

Chronology: late Middle Neolithic, Late Neolithic (Early Chalcolithic ?).

Located near Marmelar village, municipality of Vidigueira, district of Beja.
Access: Not accessible to general public. Partially destroyed by the construction of a power station. The preserved part is inside the limits of the station, close to Alqueva dam.
Coordinates: 38.111108º / 7.294819º

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It is a necropolis of at least 5 hypogea, excavated in a context of emergency. An excavation and study that I have coordinated and was supervised in the field by Manuela Coelho. (Project by Era Arqueologia S.A.).

Bibliography:
Valera, A.C. (2013) - Sobreira de Cima. Necrópole de hipogeus do Neolítico (Vidigueira, Beja), Era Monográfica, 1, Lisboa, Nia-Era.

Closing of Hypogeum 1.

Deposition of amphibolite ingots in the closing of Hypogeum 1.

Human depositions inside Hypogeum 1

Last human deposition and ossuary in Hypogeum 5.