Verraco
Granite megalithic sculpture of an animal, found in Spain and Portugal
Verracos (Spanish: verraco; Portuguese: berrão; literally 'boar') are granite megalithic sculptures of animals, created by the Vettones in the west of the meseta – the high central plain of the Iberian Peninsula – in the Spanish provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Segovia, Zamora, Cáceres, Ourense and the Portuguese provinces of Beira Baixa, Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Douro and Terras de Trás-os-Montes. Over 400 verracos have been identified.
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Verraco
Granite megalithic sculpture of an animal, found in Spain and Portugal
Verracos (Spanish: verraco; Portuguese: berrão; literally 'boar') are granite megalithic sculptures of animals, created by the Vettones in the west of the meseta – the high central plain of the Iberian Peninsula – in the Spanish provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Segovia, Zamora, Cáceres, Ourense and the Portuguese provinces of Beira Baixa, Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Douro and Terras de Trás-os-Montes. Over 400 verracos have been identified.
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Verracos (Spanish: verraco; Portuguese: berrão; literally 'boar') are granite megalithic sculptures of animals, created by the Vettones in the west of the meseta – the high central plain of the Iberian Peninsula – in the Spanish provinces of Ávila, Salamanca, Segovia, Zamora, Cáceres, Ourense and the Portuguese provinces of Beira Baixa, Beiras e Serra da Estrela, Douro and Terras de Trás-os-Montes. Over 400 verracos have been identified.
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