talayot
noun/təˈlɑːjəʊt/
Etymology Borrowed from Catalan talaiot, from talaia (“watchtower”), of Arabic origin.
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Archaeology, History, Human sciences, Sciences A kind of Bronze Age megalith found on the islands of Minorca and Mallorca.
- A talayot may be square, round, oval, or stepped in form, averaging 12–20 m in diameter and containing a massive central roof pillar.2011, Michael E. Smith, The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147: