Talaiot

Some believe them to have served the purpose of lookout or signalling towers, as on Menorca, where they form a network.

[1] Talaiots generally take the form of circular or square buildings, and they may have been used as dwellings or meeting places.

Despite this, very few grave goods have been found in Menorcan talayots, leading historians to believe that the island had a poorer economy than its larger neighbor.

There are similar megalithic buildings found in other areas of the Western Mediterranean, though these are not necessarily related to talaiots.

Talaiotic sites include: In 2019 a well-preserved 3,200-year-old Bronze Age sword was discovered by archaeologists under the leadership of Jaume Deya and Pablo Galera at the Talaiot del Serral de ses Abelles in the Puigpunyent municipality of western Majorca.