The Consell Insular de Menorca will host this June 17 and 18 the round table "Circles, the protohistoric habitat of Menorca", organized jointly by the Heritage Service and the archaeologists Amalia Pérez-Juez and Octavio Torres. This seminar will revolve around the island's protohistoric habitat and will be a space for debate and reflection on Menorcan circles as unique constructions in the world. The first block of introduction and current state of affaris will be held by the Vice President and conseller of Cultural Affairs, Miquel Àngel Maria, and will open the conference this Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Specialists from different institutions and origins will share their knowledge about these peculiar prehistoric constructions., The archaeologist Simón Gornés will intervene, with a presentation on symbology and sacred spaces in the Post-Layotic of Menorca on behalf of the Heritage Service; as will Joaquim Pons, with "The circles in the candidacy of Talayotic Minorca for World Heritage".
The conference will end on Saturday with a visit to Torre d'en Galmés, where the participants will be able to see the excavations of circles that teams of researchers such as the one from Boston University are carrying out in this Talayotic settlement. You can find the complete program here.