La Cova dels Jurats de Calescoves (Alaior, Menorca). Un santuario rupestre en el mundo Talayótico?

Excavations at the Cova dels Jurats cave in Menorca reveal it as the first documented Talayotic sanctuary, with two distinct ritual phases. The earlier phase dates to the Final Talayotic Period, while later Roman use introduced new rituals linked to inscriptions found at the cave entrance. This finding challenges previous assumptions about the function and continuity of caves within the Talayotic culture, providing evidence for both pre-Roman and Roman-era religious practices in a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sánchez López, E., Orfila Pons, M., Gutiérrez Rodríguez, M., & Marín Díaz, P. (2016). Cova dels Jurats at Calescoves (Alaior, Minorca). A Cave Shrine in the Talayotic context? Complutum, 27(1), 185–198. https://doi.org/10.5209/cmpl.53222