Cala Sant Vicenç necropolis
The seven preserved caves of the necropolis of Cala Sant Vicenç near Pollença in the northwest of the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca are only a few meters away from the road, known in Spanish as Cuevas artificiales or Cuevas sepulcrales . Artificial caves in the Balearic Islands are a peculiarity of the pretalayotic or navetiform era (1600–1200 BC) of prehistory.
The caves of the necropolis of Sant Vicenç have already been described by the historian Joan Binimelis (1538 / 39-1616) in his "History of Mallorca". W. Hemp reported in "Some Rock-cut Tombs and Habitation Caves in Mallorca" from 1926 about 13 caves. The caves were opened in the middle of the 19th century a. a. scientifically investigated by Pena and Emile Cartailhac.
There are simple apsidal cavities and complex shapes with an antechamber, camera, side niches and a bank altar . The cave No. 6 (after hemp) has a length of about 12 m and ends at the head in a small apse. Inside the cave, an idol (as a cylindrical stone) was found as the only representative of its kind in Mallorca . Cave No. 7 (after hemp) is the best preserved. It has a square passage about one meter on a side as an almost level access to the antechamber and main chamber with threshold stone . Bone fragments with V-shaped perforations were found here.
See also
literature
- J. Aramburu, C. Garrido, V. Sastre: Guía Arqueológica de Mallorca. Olañeta Editor, Palma de Mallorca 1994, pp. 172-176.
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Coordinates: 39 ° 54 ′ 55 " N , 3 ° 2 ′ 55.6" E