Cultural
Minorque talayotique
Espagne
Photo : Rafael Jiménez (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Located in Minorca, Spain, this site represents a significant concentration of talayotic structures dating to the Bronze Age. The talayotic culture, named after its distinctive talayots—megalithic stone towers—developed on the island and represents a unique archaeological phenomenon in the western Mediterranean. These monumental structures served various functions within Bronze Age communities, including defensive, ceremonial, and territorial purposes. The landscape of Minorca is characterized by numerous talayots, along with associated settlements, burial sites, and other megalithic constructions that collectively illustrate the complexity of talayotic society. The archaeological remains are distributed across the island's terrain, which combines agricultural land and natural features that have preserved these monuments over millennia. This concentration of Bronze Age material culture provides valuable evidence for understanding Mediterranean prehistory and the development of early structured societies in the region.
