Absence of bones from 2,000 years of Talayotic settlements remains unexplained

Absence of bones from 2,000 years of Talayotic settlements remains unexplained. Bronze Age settlements in Mallorca have yielded no human bones Earlier settlements also have no bones Carbon-14 dating recently pushed back the arrival date to around 2,200 BC

Bronze Age settlements in Mallorca have yielded almost no human bones despite 2,000 years of occupation. Carbon-14 dating recently pushed back the arrival date to around 2,200 BC, though some official records still cite later dates. Researchers suggest excarnated bones may have been stored separately in caves, potentially mixed with later bones and lost to time, leaving almost no trace in settlement areas.

Key Facts

• Bronze Age settlements in Mallorca have yielded no human bones
• Earlier settlements also have no bones
• Carbon-14 dating recently pushed back the arrival date to around 2,200 BC
• Some official documents still mention later dates for island habitation
• Possible explanation: excarnated bones were stored separately in caves, mixed with later bones
• Almost everything from the past is now gone with little evidence remaining

Source: No Bones, No Answers: The Strange People Who Built Mallorca's Walls by One-eyed giant building walls