News and events

This month we interview the astronomer Juan Antonio Belmonte, member of the Scientific Council of the Talayotic Menorca Agency, and one of the authors of Menorca's UNESCO World Heritage nomination dossier.

The Talayotic Menorca Agency and the company iluminaM have, together, produced a light and music show that will premiere on April 15 at the Montefí site, in Ciutadella. There will be two screenings: 9 pm and 9:45 pm.

It is the first time that this event, framed in the Talayotic Menorca period, has been documented. The study was conducted at the shrine of the Western taula in the settlement of So na Caçana (Alaior). Photo: Foto: Antoni Cladera / Photopills

Social complexification and processes of change in the 1st millennium BCE. An analysis of Menorcan society based on the funerary record is the title of the thesis recently presented by historian and archaeologist Sonia Carbonell at the University of Alicante.

The Talayotic Menorca Agency and Radio Menorca-SER have produced a five chapters series on the candidacy for UNESCO World Heritage that will be available free of charge on different digital platforms.

This month we interview Joana Gual, archaeologist and member of the Scientific Council and of the Governing Council of the Talayotic Menorca Agency.

Photogrammetry studies completed of five prehistoric monuments and the drill hall of Santa Águeda Castle as part of the recovery, transformation and resilience plan financed with Next Generation EU Funds.

The first visit will be to the Talayotic site of Torretrencada on February 12, in Ciutadella, and will have simultaneous translation in sign language thanks to the collaboration of ASSORME.

This month we interview Johann Jackob Buttikofer is the most visible face of the family that manages the Naveta des Tudons site.

In this meeting it will be decided if Talayotic Menorca is finally appointed as a World Heritage Site.

The Consell Insular de Menorca publishes the edict with the names of the candidates who have applied to fill the position. 

The meeting could take place from September 10 to 25 in Riyadh. The Committee will decide about this offer on January 24.