Taula of Binimassó
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Location in Menorca |
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| Coordinates | 39 ° 57 '58.5 " N , 3 ° 59' 38.1" E | ||
| place | Ferreries , Menorca , Balearic Islands , Spain | ||
| Emergence | 550 to 123 BC Chr. | ||
| height | 117 m | ||
The Taula de Binimassó is a megalithic complex in the municipality of Ferreries on the Balearic island of Menorca .
location
The site is in the south of Menorca near the ME-22 between Ferreries and Cala Galdana, clearly visible in a field. The route is not signposted and there is no information board.
description
The Taula Sanctuary was the religious cult site of a prehistoric settlement from the Talayotic and post-Talayotic times. The talayot of Binicalsitx is 25 m to the southwest . 25 m to the north are the remains of another talayot that was built over a cave. The talayots of Calafi are about 350 m southeast. The houses of the settlement have not been preserved.
Of the taula, a structure made of two machined monoliths laid one on top of the other in the form of the letter “T” , only the supporting stone remains. It is 2.65 m high, 2.00 to 2.05 m wide and 0.47 to 0.50 m thick. The horseshoe-shaped Umbauung the Taula is still present in residues.
The remaining supporting stone of the taula
The area of the taula
The Taula of Binimassó (right) and the Talayot of Binicalsitx (in the background left)
Individual evidence
- ^ Antoni Nicolau Martí, Elena Sintes Olives, Ricard Pla Boada, Albert Àlvarez Marsal: Talayotic Minorca . The prehistory of the island. Triangle Books, Sant Lluís 2015, ISBN 978-84-8478-640-5 , pp. 249 (English).
- ↑ Ferran Lagarda Mata: Taulas . Self-published, 2004, ISBN 84-933575-3-7 , pp. 11–13 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
