Mallorca digs reveal spearheads at Santanyí ruins

Mallorca’s Talaies de Can Jordi, an ancient settlement in Santanyí, yields two spearheads and a bone sewing needle: nearly €140,000 backs research and restoration at the site. The Council of Mallorca announced the funding on Wednesday, 30 September. Its researchers also found pottery and traces of fire and collapse in the latest digs.

Digs reveal more of the settlement

The council has allocated €90,000 to Can Jordi from a research project running from 2024 to 2026 — €30,000 a year. The wider project has a budget of €900,000 and examines how settlements on Mallorca were fortified and how they worked during the second Iron Age.

Excavations have uncovered further structures and helped archaeologists identify different stages of construction. Specialists are now analysing recovered materials in laboratories.

Wall repairs continue

Restoration grants have brought Can Jordi almost €50,000 over four years, including €14,000 this year. Work so far has strengthened sections of the settlement wall, stabilised areas at risk of erosion and made the site suitable for safe visits and educational activities.

Further work planned this year includes putting large stones back into the original wall and returning displaced blocks to their positions. Restorers also plan to repair a 62-metre stretch of dry-stone boundary wall.

Topics: Fires · Culture · Santanyí

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com