Prehistory
Research in progressThe 5,000-year-old cemetery uncovered while building a motorway
Between 2000 and 2001, an environmental impact study for the Costa del Sol toll motorway uncovered the first documented megalithic cemetery on the Costa del Sol. The road could not be rerouted, so the tombs were dismantled stone by stone and are now displayed, rebuilt, in an interpretation centre under a burial mound in Parque de los Pedregales.
Excavación
2001–2002
Antigüedad
Hace unos 5.000 años (Calcolítico, con enterramientos campaniformes ya del Bronce inicial)
Sepulcros conservados
Cinco, más enterramientos de época campaniforme
Cómo se halló
Estudio de impacto ambiental de la Autopista de Peaje de la Costa del Sol
Dónde se visita hoy
Centro de interpretación en el Parque San Isidro Labrador (Los Pedregales), con visita guiada y reserva previa
El yacimiento original
Dentro del trazado de la autopista; al no poder desviarse la vía, los sepulcros se desmontaron piedra a piedra y se reconstruyeron en su ubicación actual
El zarcillo de oro del ajuar
No se expone en Corominas: se conserva en el Museo de Málaga (Palacio de la Aduana)
The Necropolis of Corominas is a megalithic site from the final Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, found between 2000 and 2001 during preliminary works for the Costa del Sol toll motorway and excavated between 2001 and 2002. It contains five well-preserved megalithic tombs, dating back some 5,000 years, and several Bell Beaker-period burials from the early Bronze Age. As the motorway route could not be rerouted, the tombs were dismantled and rebuilt in an interpretation centre under a burial mound in Parque San Isidro Labrador, now open to visitors by prior reservation.
Full article
The complete article with all sources and detail is available in Spanish.
Full translation into English is planned for a future phase.