Cova dels Jurats at Calescoves (Alaior, Minorca). A Cave Shrine in the Talayotic context?

  • Elena Sánchez López Universidad de Granada. Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Granada.
  • Margarita Orfila Pons Universidad de Granada. Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Granada.
  • Mario Gutiérrez Rodríguez Universidad de Granada. Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, 1 Granada.
  • Purificación Marín Díaz Universidad de Granada. Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Granada.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/CMPL.53222
Keywords: Talayotic Archaeology, Punic Archaeology, Roman Archaeology, Balearic Island, Cave, Sanctuary

Abstract

Excavations carried out in the Cova dels Jurats between 2010 and 2012 served to establish that, unlike the rest of the caves Calescoves, this one functioned as a sanctuary, with two different phases. The first one corresponds to the Final Talayotic Period, as the first cave shrine documented in the Talayotic culture. In Roman times, the place was still used as a sanctuary, but with a totally different ritual, linked to the inscriptions discovered at the entrance of the cave.

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Published
2016-07-14
How to Cite
Sánchez López E., Orfila Pons M., Gutiérrez Rodríguez M. y Marín Díaz P. (2016). Cova dels Jurats at Calescoves (Alaior, Minorca). A Cave Shrine in the Talayotic context?. Complutum, 27(1), 185-198. https://doi.org/10.5209/CMPL.53222
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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2016)
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