Chabola de la Hechicera explained

Chabola de la Hechicera
Map Type:Spain Basque Country#Spain
Relief:yes
Location:Elvillar, Álava, Basque Country, Spain
Type:Dolmen
Built:Chalcolithic, Bronze Age
Discovered:1935

The es|'''Chabola de la Hechicera'''|The Witch's Hut|paren=left, Basque: Sorginaren Txabola) is a dolmen in Elvillar, Álava, in the Basque Country of Spain. Three large vertical stones support a large horizontal flat stone. Nine large stones form a chamber in a polygonal shape. The corridor is flanked by five stones and divided into two sections. The site was probably a funerary construction to hold the remains of the people in the settlement.

It was discovered in 1935 by Álvaro de Gortázar in a fair state of preservation. José Miguel Barandiarán explored it partially in 1936, finding two stone hammerstones, a polished axe of ophite, fragments of pottery and human remains. The stone lying on top was found broken into three parts, but it was restored and replaced in its assumed original position during the 1974 restoration. The findings are preserved in a museum in nearby Laguardia.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barandiarán . José Miguel . Chabola de la Hechicera . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 14 July 2024 . es.
  2. Book: Vegas Arámburu . José Ignacio . Dólmenes en Álava: guía para su visita . 1983 . Diputación Foral de Alava, Departamento de publicaciones . Vitoria-Gasteiz . 8–9 . 14 July 2024 . es.