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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Son Real NecropolisCountry: Spain Region: Balearic Isles (Mallorca / Majorca) Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Santa Margalida Nearest Village: Son Baulo
Latitude: 39.754900N Longitude: 3.182100E
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 |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
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 |
0 | No data. |
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 |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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The coastal area of Son Real in the north of the island, which houses the tombs, is named after an approximately 395-acre estate, its main building located on the road (MA-12) from Alcudia to Arta. Much of the area consists of the Son Real pine forest, but this excludes the often rocky coastal plain, so that the historic tombs are not obscured by tree growth. Part of the necropolis was probably destroyed by sea erosion.
The dead were discovered with more than 300 weapons, jewelry and everyday objects. The excavations also found animal bones and shells in the graves. To the south-east, the graves have two niches in which the bodies were placed in the foetal position. From the 4th Century BC, cremation was also practiced. There are more grave sites on the small island off the coast of s'Illot Porros. The origins of the people buried in the cemetery is not clear, there was no associated settlement found.
Alan adds: Finds from Son Real are in the National Museum in Madrid except for some in the interpretation centre at Son Real itself. The Interpretation centre has far more on the estate and rural life and is open 9am-4pm.
Source: Wikipedia (German)
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