The Dolmen de la Pastora, located at Valencina de la Concepción near Seville, Spain, is a prehistoric passage grave. Known also as Cueva de la Pastora, this site dates to the Chalcolithic Age. The dolmen is situated under the La Pastora mound and consists of a 43-metre long gallery made with drystone walls and roofed with slabs of limestone and granite.
The passage is orientated towards the sunset, unlike other similar tombs in the region which tend to face towards sunrise. Excavations in the slope of the tumulus in 1860 yielded 27 copper arrow heads of the javelin type.
The passage terminates in a circular funeral chamber with a diameter of 2.5 metres, roofed with a single granite capstone. This prehistoric structure provides a look into the megalithic history of the region, showing the construction techniques used during the Chalcolithic Age.
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