Inkemba engaqondakali eneminyaka engu-3,200 ubudala etholwe ngengozi eduze kwe-megalith yamatshe esiqhingini saseSpain i-Majorca (Mallorca) ikhanyisa okusha ngempucuko eyalahleka kudala.
Inkemba yatholwa abavubukuli endaweni yaseTalaiot del Serral de ses Abelles edolobheni lasePuigpunyent eMallorca, eSpain. Ingenye yezinkemba eziyi-10 kuphela ze-Bronze Age ezitholakala kusayithi. © Diario de Mallorca
Iqanjwe ngenkemba ye-Talayot i-artifact ibonakala ishiywe ngamabomu esizeni, kodwa ngasiphi isizathu?
I-Excalibur yaseSpain, njengoba abanye bebhekisela kuyo yavubukulwa ngaphansi kwedwala nodaka eduze kwe-megalith yetshe eyaziwa endaweni ngokuthi i-talayot (noma i-talaiot), eyakhiwa isiko elingaqondakali le-Talayotic (Tailiotic) elichuma eziqhingini zaseMajorca kanye. I-Menorca cishe ngo-1000-6000 BC.
Abantu baseTalaiotic babekhona esiqhingini saseMinorca nasendaweni yaso iminyaka eyi-4,000 futhi bashiya ngemuva izakhiwo eziningi ezinhle ezaziwa ngokuthi ama-talaiot.
Ukufana phakathi kwalezi zakhiwo zasendulo kunikeza ososayensi isizathu sokukholelwa ukuthi isiko lamaTalayotic lalixhumene ngandlela thize noma mhlawumbe livela eSardinia.
Ilungu lesiko le-Talayotic lishiye inkemba esesimeni esihle eduze nenye yama-megaliths. Kungenzeka ukuthi le ndawo yake yaba nokubaluleka kwezenkolo nemikhosi. Ososayensi baphakamisa ukuthi i-Talayot Sword kungenzeka ukuthi ibiwumnikelo womngcwabo.
Indawo ye-megalithic yaphangwa amaRoma asendulo nezinye izimpucuko futhi yambiwa ngokuphelele kusukela ngawo-1950, ngakho akekho owayelindele ukuthola ezinye izinsalela.
Okunye okungenzeka ukuthi inkemba yayisetshenziswa njengesikhali futhi yashiywa iqhawe elibalekayo. Ochwepheshe bathi inkemba yaba cishe ngo-1200 BC, isikhathi lapho isiko lamaTalaiotic laliwohloka kakhulu. Ama-megalith amaningana endaweni ayesetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi izinjongo zokuzivikela futhi asize ukuxosha izitha.
Azikho ezinye izinto zakudala ezibalulekile eziye zatholakala kule ndawo, futhi ososayensi bamangala lapho behlangana nenkemba.
I-Talayot Sword iyi-artifact yohlobo olulodwa ezoboniswa maduze eMnyuziyamu wase-Majorca, inikeze ababukeli umbono wempilo phakathi Nenkathi Yebhulonzi.
Ngenhlanhla encane, abavubukuli bangase bathole izinto zobuciko eziyigugu ezizosinikeza ukuqonda okungcono kwesiko le-Talaiotic elithakazelisayo.
