Capocorb Vell Mallorca

These are the most significant remains of the Talaiotic culture, which flourished In Mallorca between around 1300 and 800 BC. Villages were dominated by talaiots, circular or rectangular structures two to three storey's high, which were used as both burial chambers and defensive forts, Each settlement was surrounded by Cyclopean walls, built from massive, unhewn stones without mortar to hold them together. There is no evidence of a written language, so the stones are all that archaeologists have to go on in understanding prehistoric Mallorcan culture At Capocorb Veil, 12km south of Llucmajor, you can see five talaiots and wander around the ancient village, 100m above sea level just inland from the coast. The Talaiotic people kept sheep, and the sound of sheep bells in the nearby fields is a touching reminder of continuity.