Archaeological Ensemble of Antequera Dolmens, Neolithic burial site in Antequera, Spain

The Archaeological Ensemble in Antequera comprises three megalithic monuments: Menga, Viera, and El Romeral, each with massive stone chambers and corridors built in prehistoric times. The chambers are constructed with large stone blocks and some extend deep beneath the ground.

These megalithic structures were built during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, with the Menga monument dating back around 3700 BCE. The structures show how early people engineered complex buildings using basic tools.

The name Menga appears in documents from the 16th century, long before the first scientific study of 1847. Viera was found in 1903 and named after the Viera Fuentes brothers who uncovered it; El Romeral was found by them a year later. Menga and El Romeral point toward the Peña de los Enamorados and the El Torcal range, tying the tombs to the landscape.

The site is open to visitors with guided tours available through the management, though opening hours vary by season. Wear comfortable shoes as entering the underground chambers involves uneven terrain and narrow passages.

Inside Menga's chamber, at the far end, a narrow, deep shaft descends from the floor; the sources record no parallel for it in other megalithic monuments and state that it remains to be studied. Its purpose is unknown, and no depth figure is given in the sources.