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<< Our Photo Pages >> Es Turassot - Ancient Village or Settlement in Spain in Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca)

Submitted by Talaiotik on Friday, 27 December 2019  Page Views: 550

Multi-periodSite Name: Es Turassot Alternative Name: Can Quiam
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 5.197 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cas Canar  Nearest Village: Costitx
Latitude: 39.640800N  Longitude: 2.951000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Es Turassot
Es Turassot submitted by Talaiotik : Easternmost chamber of the eastern triple navetiform (2017) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca)

In order to reach this site, we have to go to the astronomical observatory of Costitx, located less than 1 km south of this town. We have to park the car in the observarory parking and follow a short footpath that goes south of the main building. The archaeological site is located in the middle of an abandoned field to the right of the main footpath. The way has been indicated by posters short time ago.
This is a navetiform settlement from the bronze age (ca. 1700-1000 BC), one of the biggest and best preserved ones in Mallorca. The settlement has at least 10 navetiforms (apsidal housing buildings from Balearic bronze age) and other subsidiary buildings, being compared with other large sites in Mallorca like 'Clossos de Can Gaià' (Felanitx). The best preserved one is a triple room navetiform that has been partially excavated a few years before, located east of the core of the settlement. This building is 17 metres long and 3 metres high and has the typical elements of this period like a fireplace in the easternmost room, the only one that has been completely excavated at this time (2019).
The core of the settlement has been less worked than the eastern building and there is a large field of ruined structures. One of the most interesting ones is a large mound made of soil and rubble that is hiding a great structure, most probably another navetiform, that can be even better preserved than the eastern one. This mound has 4 metres high and at its top, remains of apsidal wall is visible.
More information is available at the Facebook page: 'Excavacions arqueològiques en Es Turassot - Costitx' (in Catalan) and also at the webpage: 'rutaarqueologica.sencelles.cat' (in Catalan, Spanish and English).
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Es Turassot
Es Turassot submitted by Talaiotik : Outher facade of the wester room of the east triple navetiform (2017). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Es Turassot
Es Turassot submitted by Talaiotik : Outside walls of the central and west chambers of the east navetiform (2017), still waiting to be excavated. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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