15.- Kerexetaegia Iparrekoa

15.- Kerexetaegia Iparrekoa
Only the tomb of the monument is preserved, built with local basalt stones. In the burial mound you can see a hole 0.7 meters deep.

Measurements

The burial mound has a diameter of 9-11 meters and a height of 0.8 meters.

Research

J.M. found it. Barandiaran in 1920, and a year later it was excavated by T. Aranzadi, E. Eguren and J.M. They will rail. Since then it has not been excavated again. The structure and some materials have been published in various research works: Aranzadi, Barandiaran and Eguren (1922), J. M. Barandiaran (1953), J. Elósegui (1953), Cartas arqueológicas de Gipuzkoa (1982, 1990), J. M. Apellániz (1973 ).

Findings

Thanks to the excavation a necklace of bones was found, which today is lost.

Highlights

Although the archaeological material found is not much, the necklace indicates that the bones have been preserved through the passage of time, and therefore, there may be bones preserved in the unexcavated areas. The dead were buried with clothes and accessories, that's why many necklaces are found.

Type
Tumulua
Date
Chalcolithic - Bronze Age (3,200-1,500 B.C.)
Town
Bergara
Location

Mount Leiopago is on a plain, near the border between Bergara and Azkoitia.