S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern

Why it mattersKey Talayotic → Punic 6th c. BCE contact → Roman to Punic merged megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

1100 BCE talayot coastal 8 m; houses 500 BCE; Punic cistern 200 BCE with plaster 2 m deep

Period

Talayotic (1100–500 BCE settlement 2000 m²; 200 BCE Punic cistern 2 after 123 BCE Roman conquest)

Culture

Talayotic → Punic 6th c. BCE contact → Roman to Punic merged

Purpose

Coastal talayotic settlement 2000 m² with talayot 8 m and Punic cistern 2 m deep with hydraulic mortar — s'Illot maritime defense talayot over coastal cliff 10 m high with Punic-Roman pud

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1897

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1100 BCE talayot coastal 8 m; houses 500 BCE; Punic cistern 200 BCE with plaster 2 m deep

   Initial construction / first occupation at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern

2. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern

• S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — hydraulic feature

  39.5725° N · 3.3722° E

• S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — outlier feature

  39.5702° N · 3.3738° E

• S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Cairn Annex 3

  cairn

  cairn at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — outlier feature

  39.5738° N · 3.3718° E

• S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Standing_Stone Annex 4

  standing stone

  standing stone at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — subsidiary complex

  39.5710° N · 3.3720° E