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Cova d'en Daina (English: Daina's Cave) is a dolmen located near Romanyà de la Selva, in the municipality of Santa Cristina d'Aro, Catalonia, Spain.

Description

This megalith monument was built out of granite blocks and is dated around 2700–2200 BCE. It was discovered by Pere Cama i Casas and the first mention of its uncovering was by Agustí Casas in 1894. It was later excavated by Lluís Esteva Cruañas, who unearthed human bones and teeth, flint arrowheads, knife and pottery fragments and necklace beads. It was partially reconstructed in the 1950s. It is seven metres long and made up of an entrance passage into the funeral chamber, with a circular tumulus that is 10 metres in diameter. The entrance to the tomb is oriented to the southeast, which allows sunlight to reach the interior on the winter solstice.

Gallery

• Plan of Cova d'en Daina
• Interior view of the Cova d'en Daina
• Interior view of the Cova d'en Daina
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References

1. Tarrús i Galter, Josep; Júlia Chinchilla (1992). Els monuments megalítics. Girona: Diputació de Girona. p. 96. ISBN 84-86377-95-1.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2012-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. http://www.raco.cat/index.php/mayurqa/article/viewFile/122732/169885

External links

• Cova d'en Daina description

41°51′24.1″N 2°59′28.1″E / 41.856694°N 2.991139°E / 41.856694; 2.991139

• 1894 archaeological discoveries
• Archaeological sites in Catalonia
• Dolmens in Spain
• Baix Empordà
• History of Catalonia
• 3rd-millennium BC architecture
• Bronze Age sites in Europe
• Winter solstice