Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall
Post-Talayotic (550–123 BCE Son Ferragut hall 400 BCE)·Post-Talayotic Mallorcan iron age Son Ferragut 550 BCE square talayot abandon→ hall 400 BCE·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Sineu, Puig Morter, Son Ferragut estate, 3 km W Sineu, islet hill 200 m, Spain
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About Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall
Puig Morter 14.6 m hypostyle 5 columns 400 BCE. Recorded context — Period: Post-Talayotic (550–123 BCE Son Ferragut hall 400 BCE); Culture: Post-Talayotic Mallorcan iron age Son Ferragut 550 BCE square talayot abandon→ hall 400 BCE; Field status: excavated; Materials: eolianite hall, columns 5 central + capitals 1.5 m; Condition: preserved — roof collapsed on hall covered.
Why it mattersKey Post-Talayotic Mallorcan iron age Son Ferragut 550 BCE square talayot abandon→ hall 400 BCE megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Trade network extent
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 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. 400 BCE hypostyle 14.6 m × 12.3 m with 5 central columns 3 m high
- Period
- Post-Talayotic (550–123 BCE Son Ferragut hall 400 BCE)
- Culture
- Post-Talayotic Mallorcan iron age Son Ferragut 550 BCE square talayot abandon→ hall 400 BCE
- Purpose
- Hypostyle hall (14.6 m × 12.3 m with 5 central columns with capitals 1.5 m, eolianite 5 t ceiling slabs) — Post-Talayotic community hall over talayot level collapsed lower
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1871
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall
c. 400 BCE hypostyle 14.6 m × 12.3 m with 5 central columns 3 m high
Initial construction / first occupation at Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall
On the ground
Structures & features
39.6430° N · 3.0080° E · 125 m · 4 mapped features
- Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — hydraulic feature39.6420° N · 3.0065° E
- Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — hydraulic feature39.6429° N · 3.0088° E
- Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — Southern Cairncairncairn at Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — primary structure39.6441° N · 3.0100° E
- Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — Eastern Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Puig Morter de Son Ferragut — Post-Talayotic Islet Hypostyle Hall — outlier feature39.6441° N · 3.0095° E