Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor
Pre-Talayotic (1800 BCE naveta) → Talayotic (1200–800 BCE talayot additions)·Balearic naveta → Talayotic transition Hospitalet 1800 naveta total·🇪🇸 Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Manacor, Hospitalet Vell, near Portocristo, Cales de Mallorca plain, Spain
About
About Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor
Hospitalet Vell Rosselló 1970, naveta 12 m transition 1800–1100.
Why it mattersKey Balearic naveta → Talayotic transition Hospitalet 1800 naveta total megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Seasonal gathering
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. 1800 BCE naveta 12 m; 1100 BCE talayot 1 circular 10 m, square 9 m, plus walled enclosure 20 m × 25 m
- Period
- Pre-Talayotic (1800 BCE naveta) → Talayotic (1200–800 BCE talayot additions)
- Culture
- Balearic naveta → Talayotic transition Hospitalet 1800 naveta total
- Purpose
- Transition site (naveta 1800) with talayots built over — Hospitalet demonstrates naveta-to-talayot evolution Mallorca naveta -talayoshift 1800–1100
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1953
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor
On the ground
Structures & features
39.5180° N · 3.2490° E · 60 m · 3 mapped features
Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor — Principal Standing Stone
standing stonestanding stone at Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor — hydraulic feature
39.5168° N · 3.2502° EHospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor — Chamber Annex 2
chamberchamber at Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor — hydraulic feature
39.5162° N · 3.2481° EHospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor — Southern Cairn
cairncairn at Hospitalet Vell — Talayotic Naveta Proto Village Manacor — primary structure
39.5167° N · 3.2483° E