{"id":1239,"date":"2014-09-05T17:17:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T21:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/?page_id=1239"},"modified":"2014-09-05T17:19:53","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T21:19:53","slug":"talati-de-dalt-mao-menorca-spain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/temples\/talati-de-dalt-mao-menorca-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Talat\u00ed de Dalt, Ma\u00f3, Menorca, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #002020;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1010053.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1240\" src=\"http:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1010053.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1010053.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1010053-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/P1010053-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This temple complex and talayotic settlement is located 4 kilometers from\u00a0the capital\u00a0of\u00a0Ma\u00f3 just off the ME-1, Menorca&#8217;s main highway.\u00a0The unusual <em>taula<\/em> at the site has a pilaster\u00a0leaning against it (it has apparently broken free of its base) and is surrounded by large menhirs. It is speculated that bonfires, ritual meals, and animal sacrifices were performed at the site.\u00a0The complex includes\u00a0two natural caves, the central <em>talayot<\/em>, the sanctuary with the <em>taula<\/em> and several rooms with columns and flagstones at the top. The temple\u00a0likely was built between the 6th and 4th centuries b.c.e.\u00a0The \u00a0site has been excavated by Amics del Museu de Menorca (since 1997) and Arqueomenorca.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This temple complex and talayotic settlement is located 4 kilometers from\u00a0the capital\u00a0of\u00a0Ma\u00f3 just off the ME-1, Menorca&#8217;s main highway.\u00a0The unusual taula at the site has a pilaster\u00a0leaning against it (it has apparently broken free of its base) and is surrounded by large menhirs. It is speculated that bonfires, ritual meals, and animal sacrifices were performed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":203,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1239","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1239"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1243,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1239\/revisions\/1243"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.stetson.edu\/neolithic-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}