The work led by the CSIC and the universities of Alcalá de Henares, Seville, Salamanca and Granada analyzes engineering and architectural techniques used 6,000 years ago
News date: Friday, August 23, 2024
A scientific team led by the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) has published in the journal Science Advances a detailed analysis that shows the engineering and architectural techniques used almost 6,000 years ago in the construction of the Menga dolmen, one of the funerary mounds. oldest megalithic monuments in Iberia.
Media impact of the work:
This is how a 150-ton stone was moved to crown the Menga dolmen in Malaga 5,500 years ago. In ElPais
Colossal Stone Monument Built 1,000 Years Before Stonehenge Shows Neolithic Engineers Understood Science. In Smithsonian Magazine
The prehistoric builders of the Menga dolmen had knowledge of engineering and physics. In the world
Neolithic engineers built megalithic monument with stones that weighed as much as two jumbo jets. On CNN
Neolithic engineers used science knowledge to build megalith monument. In Newscientist
A surprising study reveals how the Menga dolmen was built 5,500 years ago. In National Geographic History
A CSIC scientist reveals the true reason why the Menga dolmen was built in Antequera. Interview in the COPE Flashlight Program