Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca
Talayotic (1000 BCE–100 BCE Son Fornés chiefdom; Talayot 1 1100 BCE, 2 500 BCE, 3 400 BCE)·Talayotic Mallorca village with 105 iron swords hydria? Iron age 1100–100 BCE + Post-Talayotic 550 BCE houses·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Montuïri plain, Son Fornés plain, Pla de Mallorca, Spain
About
About Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca
Son Fornés Gasperini 1970s, triple talayot 1100–400, 105 iron.
Why it mattersKey Talayotic Mallorca village with 105 iron swords hydria? Iron age 1100–100 BCE + Post-Talayotic 550 BCE houses megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 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. 1100 BCE Talayot 1 elliptical 16.5 m; 500 BCE Talayot 2 circular 10 m; 400 BCE G4 square 12 m
- Period
- Talayotic (1000 BCE–100 BCE Son Fornés chiefdom; Talayot 1 1100 BCE, 2 500 BCE, 3 400 BCE)
- Culture
- Talayotic Mallorca village with 105 iron swords hydria? Iron age 1100–100 BCE + Post-Talayotic 550 BCE houses
- Purpose
- Triple-talayot fortress village centre (5000 m² walled 30 m × 25 m talayots 10–16 m diameter 2 m high) — Mallorca Talayotic headquarters with iron Hoplyn and Beakers?
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1956
- Excavation
- Excavated
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca
On the ground
Structures & features
39.5780° N · 2.9830° E · 130 m · 4 mapped features
Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — hydraulic feature
39.5765° N · 2.9822° ESon Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — outlier feature
39.5798° N · 2.9843° ESon Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — subsidiary complex
39.5792° N · 2.9842° ESon Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — Eastern Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Son Fornés — Talayotic Three-Talayot Fortified Village Centre Mallorca — subsidiary complex
39.5771° N · 2.9840° E