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Anta do Vale da Laje

megalithic tomb in Santarém District, Portugal

  • TypeArchaeological sites
  • WhereTomar, Portugal
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About Anta do Vale da Laje

The Anta do Vale da Laje is a prehistoric dolmen or burial tomb, located in the parish of Serra e Junceira within the municipality of Tomar in the Santarém District of Portugal. It is believed to have been part of a larger complex of five dolmens, the other four having since disappeared, which is why it is sometimes referred to as Anta 1 of the Vale da Laje. Excavations have found the first evidence in Portugal of milk and dairy product consumption during the late 4th/early 3rd millennia BCE.

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