Project affiliated with Boston University and SUNY Brockport in Torre d’en Galmés talayotic settlement.
Location:Torre d’en Galmés talayotic settlement.
Project managers:Amalia Pérez-Juez (Boston University, IME), Alexander Smith (SUNY Brockport).
Team:Research team: Kathleen Forste (Brown University), Helena Kirchner (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona), Jaume Deyà (Museo de Deià), Guillem Alcolea (Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona), Isabel Molina (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona), Octavio Torres Gomáriz (Universidad de Barcelona), Evelyn Patterson (SUNY Brockport), Anastasia Nikolis (St. John Fisher College), Emma Wagner (North Carolina State University), José Manuel Galán (CSIC).
Specialists team: Paul Goldberg (Boston University, IME), Rosa María Albert (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona), Elena Sintes (IME), Sonia Carbonell (Universidad de Alicante), Marta Mateu (ICAC), Amics del Museu de Menorca.
Scientific objectives:Menorca Archaeological Project (MAP) investigates the use of space over time in Torre d'en Galmés. The project examines areas of housing, circulation, work and unbuilt spaces in all periods of occupation: Talayotic, Late Talayotic, Roman and Andalusian. More recently, the project has focused on the Andalusian reoccupation of the site (12th-13th centuries AD). The project hosts an interdisciplinary and international team that pays attention to the entire archaeological record, from traditional architectural and ceramic studies to environmental reconstruction and landscape management strategies.
Results obtained:Over the years, a post-Talayotic domestic complex, House 2, several open spaces and 5 Andalusian houses have been excavated. All these interventions have helped to define the articulation of medieval structures in the post-Talayotic fabric and the importance of analyzing the open spaces as comunal areas. On the other hand, the existence of a relatively extensive medieval farmstead allows us to understand the evolution and use of the Talayotic sites in medieval times and to better understand how different cultures adapted the space for cultural, social and practical reasons.
Supporting entities:Boston University, SUNY Brockport, Consell Insular de Menorca, ASOR and Qualitas Energy, The Rust Family Foundation.