Skip to main content
See every side of every news story
Published loading...Updated

The Incredible Secret of Menga's Dolmen: How 5,800 Years Ago They Moved a 150-Ton Stone without Lifting It From the Ground

The dolmen of Menga, located in the Camp de los Tumulos of Antequera (Málaga), is a Neolithic funeral structure built approximately between 3750 and 3650 BC. Its dimensions impress: it measures almost 28 meters in length and has a funeral chamber 6 meters wide by 3.5 of height. 32 huge stones were used for its construction, which together weigh around 1,140 tons. The most colossal slab, known as Cobija 5, reaches 150 tons, becoming the heaviest …
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

1 Articles

The dolmen of Menga, located in the Camp de los Tumulos of Antequera (Málaga), is a Neolithic funeral structure built approximately between 3750 and 3650 BC. Its dimensions impress: it measures almost 28 meters in length and has a funeral chamber 6 meters wide by 3.5 of height. 32 huge stones were used for its construction, which together weigh around 1,140 tons. The most colossal slab, known as Cobija 5, reaches 150 tons, becoming the heaviest …

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/yearSubscribe

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality 

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

COPE | Noticias y radio online broke the news in on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
For You
Search
BlindspotLocal