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THE study of the cultures of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, normally recognises pre-Talayotic, Talayotic and post-Talayotic phases. The pre-Talayotic phase covers the interval preceding the adoption of megalithic building techniques. The period of construction of the Talayot towers lasted from about 1500 to 500 BC and was followed by a post-Talayotic phase during which the Talayotic culture underwent a rapid degeneration1,2. In the last centuries of the Talayotic period, Phoenician and Greek influences are evident. Ibiza, about 100 km by sea from Mallorca, was settled by the Phoenicians in 654–653 BC. The Balearics were also involved in wars between Rome and Carthage, between the fifth and second century BC, an involvement which culminated in the conquest of Mallorca in 123 BC by Caecilius Metellus.
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STUIVER, M., WALDREN, W. 14C carbonate dating and the age of post-Talayotic lime burials in Mallorca. Nature 255, 475–476 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/255475a0
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