Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain
Talayotic (1100 BCE early central talayot 9 m; late 800–600 BCE five talayots cluster; Post-Talayotic 500–100 BCE houses)·Talayotic Mallorca's largest 5-talayot clumped village 7000 m²·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Llucmajor, Capocorb Vell plain, south Mallorca, 5 talayots near Llucmajor 12 km, Spain
About
About Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain
Capocorb Vell 5 talayots 1100–800 Capocorb mallargest. Recorded context — Period: Talayotic (1100 BCE early central talayot 9 m; late 800–600 BCE five talayots cluster; Post-Talayotic 500–100 BCE houses); Culture: Talayotic Mallorca's largest 5-talayot clumped village 7000 m²; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone Cyclopean talayots, Post-Talayotic houses dry-stone circular 5 m, copper mould 1100 BCE; Condition: preserved — roads 12 km.
Why it mattersKey Talayotic Mallorca's largest 5-talayot clumped village 7000 m² megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Defensive stronghold
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1100 BCE central talayot; 800 BCE peripheral 4
- Period
- Talayotic (1100 BCE early central talayot 9 m; late 800–600 BCE five talayots cluster; Post-Talayotic 500–100 BCE houses)
- Culture
- Talayotic Mallorca's largest 5-talayot clumped village 7000 m²
- Purpose
- Five talayots in 110 m zone (central 9 m diameter 7 m high square, 4 circular 8 m) with 28 houses — Mallorca largest Talayotic 5-cluster measuring 7000 m² with Copper age earlier
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1876
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1100 BCE central talayot; 800 BCE peripheral 4
Initial construction / first occupation at Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain
1970 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain
On the ground
Structures & features
39.4010° N · 2.8250° E · 55 m · 3 mapped features
- Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain — subsidiary complex39.4009° N · 2.8235° E
- Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain — outlier feature39.4014° N · 2.8230° E
- Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain — Cairn Annex 3cairncairn at Capocorb Vell — Llucmajor Five Talayots Clumped Plain — hydraulic feature39.4019° N · 2.8258° E
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