Son Olivaret Grave: Ancient Remains in Menorca

The Son Olivaret Grave, a Bé d'Interès Cultural, is part of the Bateria militar de Son Olivaret, located southwest of Ciutadella, Menorca. It's a collective funerary construction, resembling the protonavettes or sepulchres with a triple paramet and retaining the entire base of the monument. The archaeological excavations found an interesting funerary assemblage, consisting of human remains and various objects, including ceramics, metal objects, osseous, and lithic material.

Numerous fragments of prehistoric Menorca ceramics were also found outside the Son Olivaret grave. Inside the grave, nearly a hundred individuals were found, dating from the Bronze Age and specifically the Talaiotic and pre-Talaiotic periods in Menorca. Approximately 58 individuals were older than 7 years during their lives, while 6 were younger than 7 years. The grave was excavated from 2003 to 2005 by a team led by Lluís Plantalamor Massanet, Sílvia Villalonga, and Josep Marquès.

Carbon samples dated back to 2000 BC, with the oldest human remains dating to around 1600 BC. Interestingly, two pathologies, caries and hypoplasia, were found in the study of the teeth.

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