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Talatí de Dalt
Talatí de Dalt
The stone monuments – some 1,600 of them left by the prehistoric Talayotic – are a common sight in the Menorca countryside. Of these, the well-preserved Talatí de Dalt has been the most extensively studied by archeologists seeking clues to these mysterious structures, which, some believe, were associated with sacrificial or funerary rituals. Others believe that the T-shaped taula megaliths and their components were simply parts of a larger structure, perhaps of living quarters. The other two commonly found structures are navetas, dome-shaped stone buildings that were most likely living quarters, and talaiots, cone-shaped structures possibly used as funeral chambers. The Talayotic culture, a small band of farmers and shepherds, arrived on the island over 4,000 years ago. Talatí de Dalt and most of the other surviving structures, though, date to around 2000 BC. During their most prosperous period, from the fourth to second centuries BC, when they benefited from the growing Mediterranean sea trade, the Talayotic population numbered, at most, 200 people. With the arrival of the Romans, they were gradually subjugated, though some apparently continued to live in the caves that form part of the Talatí de Dalt site, and in other pockets around the island, until the beginning of the Middle Ages. Before heading out of Mahón, which is a 10-minute drive east of the site, stop in at the tourist office to pick up a map of this and the other prehistoric monuments on the island.
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