Taula
Sign in to savethumb|This is a taula from the site of Talatí de Dalt about 4 km west of Maó. thumb|Taula of Torralba A taula (meaning 'table' in Catalan) is a Stonehenge-esque stone monument found on the Balearic island of Menorca. Taulas can be up to 5 metres high and consist of a vertical pillar (a monolith or several smaller stones on top of each other) with a horizontal stone lying on it. A U-shaped wall often encloses the structure.
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thumb|This is a taula from the site of Talatí de Dalt about 4 km west of Maó. thumb|Taula of Torralba A taula (meaning 'table' in Catalan) is a Stonehenge-esque stone monument found on the Balearic island of Menorca. Taulas can be up to 5 metres high and consist of a vertical pillar (a monolith or several smaller stones on top of each other) with a horizontal stone lying on it. A U-shaped wall often encloses the structure.
They were built by the Talaiotic culture between 500 BC and 300 BC.
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