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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Túmulo de Son Ferrer Alternative Name: Turriforme Escalonado de Son FerrerCountry: Spain Region: Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca) Type: Round Barrow(s)
Nearest Town: Santa Ponça Nearest Village: Son Ferrer
Latitude: 39.493330N Longitude: 2.499080E
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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The funerary use of the complex lasted till the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
During the thorough excavations the remains of 101 humans were found among those only 10 were adults (sex men and four women).
Further are the exact reprints from several information boards installed around the site.
«TALAYÓTIC PHASE
(850-500 BC)
By excavating the stepped tower-form they have been able to establish how these little known architectural structures were built. The conserved structures were built between 850 and 750 BC. The main building was built within a solid quadrangular structure. The central structure was surrounded by oval walls made of solid blocks of sandstone and earth. The end result gives this construction an irregular stepped appearance.
POSTALAYÓTIC PHASE
(500-200 BC)
The stepped tower-form was used as a Funeral area / burial ground from 500 BC. 101 individuals were buried in artificial caves until 200 BC. The funeral ritual was different for the 37 foetuses neo-natal and pre-natal remains, as they were buried in ceramic containers.
The rest of the remains (49 infants, 4 youths and 11 adults) were deposited directly in the caves. After analysis herbal remains were found along with flower offerings and little flower vases.
POSTALAYÓTIC PHASE
(200-75 BC)
Around 200 BC the community were forced to use the access corridor for burials because of the lack of space. This was clearly divided into two areas. The first area was used exclusively for the remains of Neo-natales and Peri-Natales. They were buried in sandstone and hand made ceramics. In the second area they deposited vases related to the funeral ritual, such as small Roman indigenous ceramic containers.
As from 200 BC the space within the artificial cave was insufficient. Due to this, the Prehistoric Community used other areas of the stepped tower-form to bury their people, emptying and re-utilizing the space between the walls of the structure. Here they buried the remains of five new-borns, three of them in sandstone pots and two of them in ancient vases reutilized as funeral containers.
While the slope area of the stepped tower-form was used as a funeral area, the west slope was used in a different way. In this zone 4 rooms were built of which only two have been clearly conserved. These were used as storage rooms for products relating to the Funeral rituals».
References:
In English - Matching Data: Analyzing the Chronological Use Sequence in the Iron Age Necropolis of the Staggered Turriform of Son Ferrer (Balearic Islands, Spain)
In Spanish - Talayots.es, la guía de la prehistoria de Mallorca y Menorca
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