
Menorca, the megalithic enigma revealed, episode 1
On the Balearic island of Menorca, off the coast of the Spanish mainland in the Mediterranean sea, lies the world's largest concentration of prehistoric sites. In the spring of 2025, Howard Crowhurst went there to study the incredible, but little known, megaliths on site.
A unique megalithic architecture exists in Menorca- from taulas, imposing T-shaped menhirs, to talayots, cyclopean dry-stone tumuli, to ancient dolmens and hand-dug underground caves. These monuments bear witness to an organized human presence, guided by a precise intention.
Howard takes us on a captivating exploration of Menorca's megaliths, plunging us into the heart of this mysterious enigma encoded in stone for over 4,000 years, which is finally beginning to reveal its secrets...
