18.- Frantsesbasoa

18.- Frantsesbasoa
It is a small funerary chamber, from which three slabs and a small burial mound have been recovered. These types of megalithic monuments are known as cists, and suggest individual use.

Measurements

The burial mound has a diameter of 3.5 meters and a height of 0.1 meters high. The slab is 1.5 meters long, 0.5 meters high and 0.2 meters thick.

Research

In 2001, it was discovered by B. Barrero, I. Gaztelu, G. Mercader, L. Millán and M. Tamayo. In 2019 J. Tapia excavated and restored it.

Findings

4 flint fragments, 2 rock crystal prisms, and 1 volcanic glass flake. No metals, pottery shards, or human remains have been preserved.

Highlights

It was excavated and restored in 2019. It is a small dolmen, barely 1.5m long, which suggests individual use.

Type
Dolmen
Date
Neolithic-Bronze Age (4,000-1,500 BC)
Town
Azkoitia - Bergara
Location

Between Elosumendi and Sorisaitza, in the place called Frantsesbasoa.