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Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx

Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx

Naviform Late Bronze Age (1700–1300 BCE naviform house 18 m × 12 m)·Naviform Late Bronze Mallorca pre-Talayotic houses (1700–1300)·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Felanitx, Portocolom plain, Closos de Can Gaià, near Porto Colom 1 km w, Spain

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About Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx

Can Gaià naviform 18 m house 1700 BCE.

Why it mattersKey Naviform Late Bronze Mallorca pre-Talayotic houses (1700–1300) megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Chronology and phasing
  2. 02Function of enclosure

Theories

  1. 01Defensive 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. 1700 BCE naviform house 18 m long
Period
Naviform Late Bronze Age (1700–1300 BCE naviform house 18 m × 12 m)
Culture
Naviform Late Bronze Mallorca pre-Talayotic houses (1700–1300)
Purpose
Naviform house (18 m × 12 m horseshoe house) with central hearth and 7 querns — Mallorca's best preserved naviform Bronze Age house pre-talayot with 8 houses pueblo 6000 BC3000
Rediscovered
Modern excavation 1934
Excavation
Excavated
  1. 1920 excavation

    Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx

  2. c. 1700 BCE naviform house 18 m long

    Initial construction / first occupation at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx

  3. c. 1200 CE major extension

    Major expansion / refurbishment at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx

On the ground

Structures & features

39.4210° N · 3.2520° E · 25 m · 4 mapped features

  • Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Principal Standing Stone

    standing stone

    standing stone at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — outlier feature

    39.4191° N · 3.2538° E
  • Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Chamber Annex 2

    chamber

    chamber at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — primary structure

    39.4199° N · 3.2508° E
  • Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Southern Cairn

    cairn

    cairn at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — primary structure

    39.4216° N · 3.2514° E
  • Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Eastern Standing Stone

    standing stone

    standing stone at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — subsidiary complex

    39.4224° N · 3.2534° E

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