S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern
Talayotic (1100–500 BCE settlement 2000 m²; 200 BCE Punic cistern 2 after 123 BCE Roman conquest)·Talayotic → Punic 6th c. BCE contact → Roman to Punic merged·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, S'Illot coastal pueblo, near Cala Moreia, Spain
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About S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern
S'Illot coastal talayotic with Punic cistern 200 BCE. Recorded context — 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; Field status: excavated; Materials: talayot Cyclopean 2 m blocks, Punic hydraulic mortar cistern; Condition: coastal — salt.
Why it mattersKey Talayotic → Punic 6th c. BCE contact → Roman to Punic merged megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Seasonal gathering
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- 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
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
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern
On the ground
Structures & features
39.5720° N · 3.3720° E · 10 m · 4 mapped features
- S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — hydraulic feature39.5725° N · 3.3722° E
- S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — outlier feature39.5702° N · 3.3738° E
- S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Cairn Annex 3cairncairn at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — outlier feature39.5738° N · 3.3718° E
- S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — Standing_Stone Annex 4standing stonestanding stone at S'Illot — Talayotic Coastal Cliffs and Punic Cistern — subsidiary complex39.5710° N · 3.3720° E
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