Son Oleza
Encyclopedia
Son Oleza is a prehistoric "Beaker culture
" dolmen
and associated settlement site on the Spanish island of Mallorca
. It is near to the village of Deià
on the island's north-west facing coast.
The large site, a nearly complete village, has been investigated by Professor Bill Waldren and it was the subject in 1998 of one of the first Time Team
archaeological programmes. Significant features include a dolmen a water supply system, a maze
and a temple site.
The site is believed to have been occupied by several families between circa 2500BC
to circa 1300BC.
Beaker culture
The Bell-Beaker culture , ca. 2400 – 1800 BC, is the term for a widely scattered cultural phenomenon of prehistoric western Europe starting in the late Neolithic or Chalcolithic running into the early Bronze Age...
" dolmen
Dolmen
A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
and associated settlement site on the Spanish island of Mallorca
Mallorca
Majorca or Mallorca is an island located in the Mediterranean Sea, one of the Balearic Islands.The capital of the island, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. The Cabrera Archipelago is administratively grouped with Majorca...
. It is near to the village of Deià
Deià
Deià is a small coastal village on the northern ridge of the Spanish island of Majorca. It is located about ten miles north of Valldemossa, and it is known for its literary and musical residents...
on the island's north-west facing coast.
The large site, a nearly complete village, has been investigated by Professor Bill Waldren and it was the subject in 1998 of one of the first Time Team
Time Team
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on Channel 4 since 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode features a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining...
archaeological programmes. Significant features include a dolmen a water supply system, a maze
Maze
A maze is a tour puzzle in the form of a complex branching passage through which the solver must find a route. In everyday speech, both maze and labyrinth denote a complex and confusing series of pathways, but technically the maze is distinguished from the labyrinth, as the labyrinth has a single...
and a temple site.
The site is believed to have been occupied by several families between circa 2500BC
Anno Domini
and Before Christ are designations used to label or number years used with the Julian and Gregorian calendars....
to circa 1300BC.