Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic

Why it mattersKey Bronze Age Balearic copper mining 1600 BCE galleries mine 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. 1600 BCE galleries

Period

Bronze Age (1600–1100 BCE navetas via copper mine)

Culture

Bronze Age Balearic copper mining 1600 BCE galleries

Purpose

Balearic copper mine — 1600 BCE gallery system 25 m with hammer stone piles on hill near Can Gaià proto-naveta

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1881

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic

2. c. 1600 BCE galleries

   Initial construction / first occupation at Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic

3. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic

• Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — hydraulic feature

  39.4104° N · 3.2122° E

• Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — Complex Annex 2

  complex

  complex at Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — hydraulic feature

  39.4103° N · 3.2128° E

• Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — subsidiary complex

  39.4115° N · 3.2102° E

• Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — Structure Annex 4

  structure

  structure at Els Closos Mine — Balearic Copper Galleries Pre-Talayotic — primary structure

  39.4107° N · 3.2090° E