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The Prehistoric Complex of s'Hospitalet Vell is an important archaeological site located in the municipality of Manacor, on the island of Mallorca, Balearic Islands.
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This complex is representative of Balearic prehistory and shows various phases of human occupation, especially of the pretalayotic and talayotic cultures, which developed in the Balearic Islands during the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.
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The oldest remains of the site belong to the pretalayotic period, which began around 2200 BC. In this stage, people built dwellings called navetas, oval-shaped and made with large stones placed dry, that is, without any type of cement. Later, during the talayotic period around 900 BC, large towers called talayots began to be erected, which served as lookout points, meeting places, or even centers of power.