<< Our Photo Pages >> Talatí de Dalt - Ancient Village or Settlement in Spain in Balearic Isles (Menorca / Minorca)
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Multi-periodSite Name: Talatí de Dalt Alternative Name: Taula i talaiot de Talati de DaltCountry: Spain Region: Balearic Isles (Menorca / Minorca) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Mahon Nearest Village: Talati
Latitude: 39.893470N Longitude: 4.211950E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
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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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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1 | Awful |
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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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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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The village has kept some wonderful monuments and many of the remains. Some parts have been lost and not studied yet. The first monuments you can see are: two natural caves, the central talayot, the sanctuary with the taula and several rooms with columns and flagstones at the top.
A deeper outlook shows us another two talayots. These are both situated in the defense wall. A part of the wall and various talayotic houses with only foundations have not yet been excavated.
Since 1997 archaeological excavations have been made by Amics del Museu de Menorca formerly and latterly by Arqueomenorca. These two societies have started the discovery of ancient life in the settlement. This was a medium size village, with a population of about a hundred people, at its best times, during the 3rd century CE.
Admission 4 Euro. Extract from official site: Talati.
The Journal of Antiquities also includes an entry for Talati de Dalt, Algendar, Minorca, Balearic Islands, which includes directions for finding this ancient settlement, photographs and a brief history and description of the site.
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