On Tuesday, 18 November, Amalia Pérez-Juez (Boston University) and Octavio Torres Gomariz (University of Barcelona) presented at the National Archaeological Museum (Madrid) the latest research on the Andalusi reoccupation of the talayotic site of Torre d’en Galmés. The session, titled “Between Circles and Rectangles. The Recent Discovery of the Andalusi Reoccupation of the Talayotic Site of Torre d’en Galmés, Menorca”, filled the museum’s auditorium, with 160 attendees according to the organisation.
During the lecture, the speakers outlined the main lines of work of the
Menorca Archaeological Project (MAP), focused on analysing the use of space over time in this large talayotic settlement. Excavations have documented the presence of an Andalusi community which, between the 12th and 13th centuries, established an alquería with rectangular houses organised around a courtyard, featuring kitchen and storage areas, white plastered walls and tiled roofs. The project also investigates why these communities did not reuse the preserved post-talayotic circular structures, as well as the management of the landscape and territory throughout the different phases of occupation.
The Consell Insular de Menorca, through the Talayotic Menorca Agency, is one of the supporters of MAP, the excavation and research project at Torre d’en Galmés directed by Pérez-Juez.
The lecture will be available soon on the
YouTube channel of the National Archaeological Museum.