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Dolmen Losa de la Mora

Coordinates: 42°18′20″N 0°05′21″W / 42.30568°N 0.08911°W / 42.30568; -0.08911
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Dolmen Losa de la Mora
The Dolmen Losa de la Mora, rear view

The dolmen Losa de la Mora or of Rodellar is a well-preserved dolmen located in Rodellar, in the municipality of Bierge, in the Sierra de Guara (Huesca, Spain). It is at an altitude of 1020 masl.[1]

It dates from Neolithic, from circa 3000 BC. It consists of three orthostats covered by a large slab, which gives the dolmen its name.[1] The rocks that form it come from the Tozal de Llastras, a place located about 500 m. far.[1] The dolmen is surrounded by numerous stones belonging to the mound that covered it, with a diameter of dispersion of about 12 meters.[2] It was excavated by the archaeologist Martín Almagro Basch in 1935 and 1936, finding stone axes, flint tools and skeletal remains of various individuals.[1]

Access

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The dolmen is on a mountain pass next to a signposted path that starts from Rodellar and leads to the uninhabited towns of Otín and Nasarre.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Buil Sanvicente, Óscar (2020). Prames (ed.). Megalitos del Pirineo aragonés (in Spanish). Zaragoza. p. 192. ISBN 978-84-8321-917-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Dolmen de la Losa Mora" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Wikiloc: Ruta Rodellar - Dolmen Losa Mora - Otín - Barranco del Mascún" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2021.

42°18′20″N 0°05′21″W / 42.30568°N 0.08911°W / 42.30568; -0.08911