naveta
Sign in to savethumb|right|This is a naveta from the site of Naveta des Tudons found on the western end of Menorca 250px|right|thumb|Naveta des Tudons at dawn, Menorca A naveta (also known as funerary naveta or burial naveta) is a form of megalithic chamber tomb unique to the Balearic island of Menorca. They were built during the Bronze Age, between the Pre-Talayotic period and the beginning of the Talayotic period. Despite their resemblance to residential navetas, they served a very different function and do not share an entirely synchronous chronology.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- fixed construction
- Subclass of
- tomb
- Country
- Spain
- Image
- Naveta des Tudons 2011.JPG
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- Commons category
- Navetes d'enterrament
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Structures preceding the funerary navetas
- Funerary naveta
- Talayotic Menorca: UNESCO World Heritage
- References
- External links
thumb|right|This is a naveta from the site of Naveta des Tudons found on the western end of Menorca 250px|right|thumb|Naveta des Tudons at dawn, Menorca A naveta (also known as funerary naveta or burial naveta) is a form of megalithic chamber tomb unique to the Balearic island of Menorca. They were built during the Bronze Age, between the Pre-Talayotic period and the beginning of the Talayotic period. Despite their resemblance to residential navetas, they served a very different function and do not share an entirely synchronous chronology.
The largest example is the Naveta d'Es Tudons which is around 4m high, 14m long and 6.4m wide.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “naveta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.