Chabola de la Hechicera
| Chabola de la Hechicera | |
|---|---|
 The dolmen in 2006 | |
.png)  Location in Basque Country, Spain | |
| 42°34′03″N 2°33′13″W / 42.5676°N 2.5536°W | |
| Type | Dolmen |
| Location | Elvillar, Basque Country, Spain |
| History | |
| Built | c. 2000 BC[1] |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | Alvaro Gortazar Jose Barandiaran |
| Discovered | 1935 by Alvaro Gortazar |
| Criteria | Monument complex |
| Designated | 26 July 2011[2] |
| Part of | Dolmens of the Lowlands of the Historical Territory of Álava |
The Chabola de la Hechicera (Spanish for 'The Witch's Hut', 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. Jose Barandiaran 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 finds are preserved in a museum in nearby Laguardia.[3][1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Vegas Arámburu, José Ignacio (1983). Dólmenes en Álava: guía para su visita (PDF) (in Spanish). Vitoria-Gasteiz: Diputación Foral de Alava, Departamento de publicaciones. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ↑ "Dolmen de La Chabola de la Hechicera". Ondarea (in Spanish). Basque Government. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ Barandiarán, José Miguel. "Chabola de la Hechicera". Auñamendi Encyclopedia (in Spanish). Eusko Ikaskuntza. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
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