Naveta des Tudons
Naveta dels Tudons
Late Bronze Age·Talayotic culture of Menorca (Pretalayotic)·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Menorca, Spain
About
About Naveta des Tudons
Most famous naveta on Menorca — Bronze Age collective tomb shaped like inverted boat (naveta means little ship), 14 m long x 6.5 m wide x 4 m high of cyclopean dry-stone masonry with two storeys: upper chamber with fragmented slabs and lower funerary chamber with entrance and corridor. Dates c.1200–750 BCE (Pretalayotic-Talayotic). Contains remains of >100 individuals. Part of UNESCO World Heritage Talayotic Menorca inscribed 2023.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Boat symbolism — sea-people memory?
Theories
- 01Collective lineage ossuary for Menorcan villages
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. 1200–750 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age
- Culture
- Talayotic culture of Menorca (Pretalayotic)
- Purpose
- Collective ossuary/naveta burial chamber
- Abandoned
- c.750 BCE
- Rediscovered
- Excavated 1959-60 Pericot & plant; restored
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200–750 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1386 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
39.9471° N · 3.8912° E · 30 m · 2 mapped features
Lower Funerary Chamber
chamberCorridor leading to lower chamber with perforated slab
39.9471° N · 3.8912° EUpper Chamber
chamberUpper storey reached via lateral opening
39.9472° N · 3.8911° E
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