page_title: S'illot (Mallorca)
section_title: Ancient monument
hierarchical_section_title: S'illot (Mallorca) / Ancient monument
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Zentralmonument auf der obersten Ebene des talaiotischen Dorfes von S’Illot (Poblat talaiòtic de s’Illot), Gemeinde Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Mallorca, Spanien
context_page_description: S'illot is a small tourist town on the south east coast of the Balearic Island of Mallorca, Spain, divided between the council areas of Manacor and Sant Llorenç des Cardassar. The two districts are separated by the river Torrent de Ca n'Amer which is spanned by a large bridge in the town. A range of seaside leisure activities take place in the town. At the entrance to the town there is prehistoric settlement that is well preserved.
context_section_description: Within the current town there are the remains of the Poblat Talaiòtic de s'Illot, a Talaiotic village. The earliest discoveries on the site date from 2200 BC and the talliot itself dates from around 1100 BC. The site reflects the Talaiotic culture of the Balearic islands between the late 2nd millennium BCE and the Punic Wars in the late 1st millennium BCE. The approximately 200 inhabitants of the settlement mainly practiced agriculture. Of great importance were hunting and the breeding of pigs and sheep. At the village's centre was a square talaiot (a megalithic structure of uncertain purpose) surrounded by 35 houses, which in turn were surrounded by the defensive wall of the town. In 123 BC the settlement was abandoned as a result of Roman colonization of the island. Between 1960 and 1970 the settlement was excavated by archaeologists from the University of Marburg. The remains are now located in a public square set amongst housing and hotels. The site is open to the public following a redevelopment project which has added walkways and picnic areas, viewing platforms and interpretation boards, and a visitor centre.
caption: Central part of the Talaiotic village settlement of s'Illot
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