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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.^[1]

Description[edit]

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.^[2] The entrance to the tomb is oriented to the southeast, which allows sunlight to reach the interior on the winter solstice.^[3]

Gallery[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Tarrús i Galter, Josep; Júlia Chinchilla (1992). Els monuments megalítics. Girona: Diputació de Girona. p. 96. ISBN 84-86377-95-1.
^ "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)
^ http://www.raco.cat/index.php/mayurqa/article/viewFile/122732/169885 ^{[bare URL PDF]}

External links[edit]

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

[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] ttp://www.raco.cat/index.php/mayurqa/article/viewFile/122732/169885 ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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+{{Short description|Dolmen in Catalonia, Spain}}
 [[File:Cova d'en Daina - 002.jpg|thumb|300px|Dolmen of Cova d'en Daina.]]
-'''Cova d'en Daina''' ({{lang-en|Daina's Cave}}) is a [[dolmen]] located near [[Romanyà de la Selva]], in the [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] of [[Santa Cristina d'Aro]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Els monuments megalítics|last=Tarrús i Galter |first=Josep |authorlink= |coauthors=Júlia Chinchilla |year=1992 |publisher=Diputació de Girona |location=Girona |isbn=84-86377-95-1 |page= |pages=96 |url= |accessdate=August 5, 2011}}</ref>
+'''''Cova d'en Daina''''' ({{lang-en|Daina's Cave}}) is a [[dolmen]] located near [[Romanyà de la Selva]], in the [[Municipalities of Spain|municipality]] of [[Santa Cristina d'Aro]], [[Catalonia]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Els monuments megalítics|last=Tarrús i Galter |first=Josep |author2=Júlia Chinchilla |year=1992 |publisher=Diputació de Girona |location=Girona |isbn=84-86377-95-1 |page=96 }}</ref>
 ==Description==
-This [[megalith]] monument was built out of [[granite]] blocks and is dated around 2700-2200 BC. 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 [[arrowhead]]s, knife and pottery fragments and necklace [[bead]]s. 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.<ref>http://www.gavarres.cat/Document_Files/Publicacions/00000025/2e5yv_Agust%C3%AD%20Casas.pdf</ref> The entrance to the tomb is oriented to the southeast, which allows sunlight to reach the interior on the summer and winter [[solstice]]s.<ref>http://www.raco.cat/index.php/mayurqa/article/viewFile/122732/169885</ref><ref>http://www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/Patrimoni/menuitem.6a2dec9a300f68a8cd0181dfb0c0e1a0/?vgnextoid=b500e7bd86702210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=b500e7bd86702210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&contentid=9bf44f70d6702210VgnVCM1000008d0c1e0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=detall&numPag=2</ref>
+This [[megalith]] monument was built out of [[granite]] blocks and is dated around {{BCE|2700–2200|link=y}}. 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 [[arrowhead]]s, knife and pottery fragments and necklace [[bead]]s. 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gavarres.cat/Document_Files/Publicacions/00000025/2e5yv_Agust%C3%AD%20Casas.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-04-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915055749/http://www.gavarres.cat/Document_Files/Publicacions/00000025/2e5yv_Agust%C3%AD%20Casas.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-15 }}</ref> The entrance to the tomb is oriented to the southeast, which allows sunlight to reach the interior on the [[winter solstice]].<ref>http://www.raco.cat/index.php/mayurqa/article/viewFile/122732/169885 {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
 ==Gallery==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.santacristina.net/turisme/en/pdf/atrac_dolmen_daina.pdf Cova d'en Daina description]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120075657/http://www.santacristina.net/turisme/en/pdf/atrac_dolmen_daina.pdf Cova d'en Daina description]
-{{Commons|Category:Cova d'en Daina|Cova d'en Daina}}
+{{Commons category|Cova d'en Daina}}
 {{coord|41|51|24.1|N|2|59|28.1|E|display=title}}
+{{European Standing Stones}}
+[[Category:1894 archaeological discoveries]]
 [[Category:Archaeological sites in Catalonia]]
-[[Category:Stone Age Europe]]
+[[Category:Dolmens in Spain]]
-[[Category:Megalithic monuments in Spain]]
-[[Category:Burial monuments and structures]]
 [[Category:Baix Empordà]]
 [[Category:History of Catalonia]]
+[[Category:3rd-millennium BC architecture]]
+[[Category:Bronze Age sites in Europe]]
+[[Category:Winter solstice]]