Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx
Naviform Late Bronze Age (1700–1300 BCE naviform house 18 m × 12 m)·Naviform Late Bronze Mallorca pre-Talayotic houses (1700–1300)·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Felanitx, Portocolom plain, Closos de Can Gaià, near Porto Colom 1 km w, Spain
About
About Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx
Can Gaià naviform 18 m house 1700 BCE.
Why it mattersKey Naviform Late Bronze Mallorca pre-Talayotic houses (1700–1300) megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1700 BCE naviform house 18 m long
- Period
- Naviform Late Bronze Age (1700–1300 BCE naviform house 18 m × 12 m)
- Culture
- Naviform Late Bronze Mallorca pre-Talayotic houses (1700–1300)
- Purpose
- Naviform house (18 m × 12 m horseshoe house) with central hearth and 7 querns — Mallorca's best preserved naviform Bronze Age house pre-talayot with 8 houses pueblo 6000 BC3000
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1934
- Excavation
- Excavated
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx
c. 1700 BCE naviform house 18 m long
Initial construction / first occupation at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx
On the ground
Structures & features
39.4210° N · 3.2520° E · 25 m · 4 mapped features
Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — outlier feature
39.4191° N · 3.2538° EClosos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Chamber Annex 2
chamberchamber at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — primary structure
39.4199° N · 3.2508° EClosos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — primary structure
39.4216° N · 3.2514° EClosos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — Eastern Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Closos de Can Gaià — Talayotic-Naviform Coastal Pueblo Felanitx — subsidiary complex
39.4224° N · 3.2534° E