Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa

Why it mattersKey Balearic Talayotic taula builders (Menorca) megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 800 BCE taula sanctuary

Period

Talayotic Iron Age (1000–300 BCE taula peak 800 BCE)

Culture

Balearic Talayotic taula builders (Menorca)

Purpose

Taula (T-shaped 3.80 m high capstone on pillar 3 m with U-shaped enclosure 10 m) — Menorca's Torralba triple-taula precinct

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1900

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa

2. c. 800 BCE taula sanctuary

   Initial construction / first occupation at Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa

3. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa

• Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa — Principal Standing Stone

  standing stone

  standing stone at Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa — subsidiary complex

  39.9636° N · 3.8537° E

• Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa — subsidiary complex

  39.9639° N · 3.8533° E

• Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa — Southern Cairn

  cairn

  cairn at Axeritos — Balearic Taula Sanctuary Menorca Preisa — subsidiary complex

  39.9665° N · 3.8545° E