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September 16, 2012

Dolmen destroyed in Galicia in search of non-existent "treasury"

Archaeologists revise the destroyed site
An excavator machine destroys a 6000 years old mámoa (dolmen tumulus, usually with a dolmen inside) in the parish of Pinzás (Tomiño, Galicia). It is speculated that the vandals were searching for mythical treasury. In the past many dolmens were broken in and vandalized for similar reasons but this is the first case ever known, I think, to have been done with modern machinery for such a reason.

If anyone wonders, there's no treasury in them. At least no treasury other than archaeological knowledge and the pride of a deeply rooted history.

Source[es]: Faro de Vigo (via Pileta).
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5 comments:

  1. salaman.esSeptember 16, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    mámoa = túmulo
    dolmen = anta

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    1. MajuSeptember 16, 2012 at 3:19 PM

      Pensaba que mámoa es gallego y anta portugués. No hay túmulus no-dolménicos por acá, o sea que suelen ser lo mismo, no?

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    2. MajuSeptember 16, 2012 at 3:21 PM

      Corrijo:

      Gl.Wikipedia:

      Normalmente no seu interior agachan unha estrutura pétrea coñecida como dolmen ou anta, formando o conxunto un túmulo funerario característica da cultura megalítica.

      Pero sí que parece que es como tu dices en término de nomenclatura pura.

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