Hypogeum of Cala Sant Vicenç

Hypogeum of Cala Sant Vicenç
Felipe Sánchez-Cuenca Alomar · Public domain

A Bronze Age necropolis dating to 1700-1500 BC, located in Cala Sant Vicenc in the municipality of Pollensa on the Spanish island of Mallorca. The site contains artificial burial and habitation caves of varying construction: simpler oval-shaped caves and more elaborate rectangular ones featuring corridors, benches, and niches. When studied by archaeologist Wilfrid James Hemp, fifteen caves were recorded, though only eight remain visible today. The site demonstrates a coexistence of funerary and domestic cave use alongside naviform constructions typical of the Mallorcan Bronze Age.

TypeCave Structures
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountrySpain
Coordinates39.9155° N, 3.0485° E

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