Talayotic Period
Balearic Period
Classic Period
Talayotic Period
Balearic Period
Classic Period
The power of the Talayots, a symbol of a society.
A hierarchical society
The unstoppable advance of Rome, a new era of transformation.
The lives of the inhabitants of Son Fornés were formed around large circular structures of Cyclopean ashlars, called Talayots, symbols of cohesion and union of the community. In addition, the resources offered by these lands made Son Fornés an ideal place for agricultural and livestock self-sufficiency.
The expansion of great powerhouses such as Rome and Carthage altered the lives of the inhabitants of Son Fornés, as war and violence defined this era, leading to increased social and economic stratification and thus elevating the role of the male figure. The construction of sanctuaries as principal sacred spaces may be associated with the emergence of some type of priestly caste or hierarchy.
The military occupation of Rome in the Balearic Islands must be framed within the process of expansion of the powerful Roman Empire, which responds to both political and economic reasons. The islands, besides having a significant strategic position, were a passageway to reach Hispania. This caused an alteration of the culture and society of Son Fornés, although its inhabitants continued to maintain many of the traditions of their ancestors.
Small pot with elevated handles
Single-handled small pot
Small pot with mamelons decoration
Cup with elevated handles
Clay dish
Terracotta loom weight
Small cup with perforated handle
Troncoconical vessel with handle
Troncoconical vessel with parabolic profile
Large bowl with mamelons
Pot with horizontal handles
Pot with vertical handles
Ovoid pot
Single-handled jug
Small two-handled jug
Son Fornés cup with bull-shaped handle
Pourer
Spherical small pot
Troncoconical vessel with circular mamelons
Spherical pot
Spherical pot
Carinated pot with incised decoration
Large bowl with handles
Ovoid pot
Spherical small pot
Ceramic lid with lugs
Stone pestle
Stone pestle
Stone mill
Stone mortar
Stone mortar
Carinated pot
Stone percutor
Loom weight / polisher
Punic-Ebusitan wheel-made patera
Ceramic lid
Crested cup
Small cup with tauriform handle
Son Fornés cup
Spherical pot
Ovoid pot
Stone sling projectile
Bone awl
Iron awl with bone handle
Troncoconical vessel with triangular handles
Bowl
Troncoconical vessel
Troncoconical vessel with handles
Terracotta set of spindle whorl and dish
Bone awl
Pithos shape pot
Bronze coin
Late Roman amphora 1
Bronze ring with chiselled decoration
Andalusian ataifor
