Thursday, March 28, 2013

Megalithism in Mallorca: Talallots a trip to the Bronze Age

Talallots de Mallorca: a trip to the Bronze Age.

Dear Readers: Today we talk about a really reminiscent initiatory trip: a visit to a set of Talallots in Mallorca.

Rafael Téllez
 The Talallots, prehistoric constructions are characteristic of the Balearic Islands, also known as or talayotes Talaiots (all these names come from Arabic "talaya").It is curious that the first buildings on the islands had shelter and community functions, and with the passage of time appeared constructions strategic role and surveillance at key points, some authors suggest that this was due to pressure of other peoples who attacked from the sea.
Rafael Téllez

The Talallots are some of the first buildings constructed for the species humanaen the Balearic Islands, in the late Bronze Age known as: involves the construction of buildings with walls made of huge stone blocks. The union has made "a bone", ie without using any mortar or cement. You may assume that the builders as Cyclopean buildings had some type of expertise. A good portion of those buildings have come down to us and we can still discover secrets in them: groups of buildings orientations under astrological events how solstices and equinoxes, in places of worship or funeral rites that lived with daily. Walls and right angles (of this type only find in Mallorca), whereas others made a circular motion. The presence of adventure Talallots the appearance of what may be the birth of an ancient center of power.
Rafael Téllez
Today you can visit different talallótica enclaves of culture, emphasizing: Son Fornes, Capicorp Vell and is Xot d'Sa Clova. It is assumed that in the past there was a profusion of talallóticos villages, an estimated 250.Dear traveler, if you plan a visit to Mallorca I advise not let miss a visit to one of these unique prehistoric sites.

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