Talaiotic settlement of Capocorb Vell
| Talaiotic settlement of Capocorb Vell Poblat talaiotic de Capocorb Vell | |||
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 Poblat talaiotic de Capocorb Vell |
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Location in Mallorca |
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 23 '51.5 " N , 2 ° 49' 27.6" E | ||
| place | Llucmajor , Balearic Islands , Spain | ||
| Emergence | 1100 to 123 BC Chr. | ||
| height | 79 m | ||
The talaiotic settlement of Capocorb Vell ( Majorcan Poblat talaiòtic de Capocorb Vell ) is an archaeological excavation site of a settlement on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca, which is part of the late Bronze Age Talaiot culture (also Talayot culture) . It is located near the south coast of the island in the municipality of Llucmajor in the region ( comarca ) Migjorn . The exact age of the settlement is not known, it is believed that it dates back to the 12th century BC. BC.
description
Capocorb Vell is one of the best excavated Talaiotic settlements in the Balearic Islands and, after Giovanni Lilliu, is one of the largest and most important megalithic complexes in the western Mediterranean. The uncovered and now accessible area covers around 7000 m². The other half of the entire prehistoric city is still under the adjacent agricultural land. The settlement was also one of the first to be excavated.
The settlement is on one level, approx. 80 meters above sea level. Capocorb Vell consists of three round and four square talaiots (thick-walled towers) that are connected by several buildings. There are numerous smaller talaiots and other buildings in the vicinity. The settlement was researched by the archaeologists Louis Charles Watelin (France) and Albert Mayr (Germany). The first scientific excavations took place between 1910 and 1920 under the direction of José Colominas Roca and were under the patronage of Luis Pericot, a specialist in Spanish prehistory.
Scientists suspect that it is a defensive settlement for around 500 residents from the early days of the Talaiot culture (12th century BC).
A labyrinth-like building, an accumulation of 28 rooms, three round towers and two square towers were excavated as essential elements. In one of the square towers you can see the 2nd floor, which is connected by a spiral staircase. As with all square talaiots in Mallorca, its entrance door is oriented 145 degrees to the southeast. The finds suggest that this settlement was continuously inhabited from the early Talaiotic period to the early Middle Ages. The finds can be viewed in the archaeological museum in Barcelona . The remains of the round megalithic towers are accessible, as are the square foundation walls.
To this day, the Talaiot culture puzzles archaeologists and historians. The "Talaiot" is a prehistoric defense tower that is associated with magic and ritual as well as with warlike order. The question of the orientation of the entrance doors at 145 degrees to the southeast is also unanswered.
According to the government ordinance of June 3, 1931, the settlement is a listed building. The last scientific excavations were carried out in 1969 by the Mallorcan historian Bartomeu Font Obrador.
Further environment of the plant
To the northeast of the complex is the Talayot Capocorb d'en Jaquetó. There is also a cave grave on the cliffs near Capocorb.
literature
- Javier Aramburu et al. a .: Guía Arquelógica de Mallorca . In: La Foradada . 1994, ISBN 84-7651-227-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Felipe Sánchez-Cuenca Alomar: Capocorb d'en Jaquetó. A talayot "separado" de su poblado. www.talayots.es, 2009, accessed April 28, 2017 (Spanish).
Web links
- Capocorb Vell. ArqueoMallorca, accessed February 25, 2016 .
- Capocorb Vell. The secret of the talayots. Govern de les Illes Balears, accessed February 25, 2016 .
- Alone with the talayot. Mallorca Zeitung , accessed on February 25, 2016 .
- Capocorb Vell. www.talayots.es, accessed February 25, 2016 (Spanish).
- Capocorb Vell. The Megalithic Portal, February 15, 2001, accessed February 25, 2016 .