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Why are those stones stacked like that? We are standing before Illa de sa Galera. It may seem like just another islet off the coast of Ibiza, but this place holds secrets from across millennia. Illa de sa Galera was never permanently inhabited. But its strategic location in the Bay of Palma made it a stopping point for various civilizations, each leaving their mark. Imagine, over 4,000 years ago, people used this islet for funeral rites during the Chalcolithic period. Then, around the 4th century BC, the Carthaginians arrived and constructed a five-by-five-meter temple here. They used huge stones, some as large as 120 centimeters long, quarried right from the islet. Can you imagine the effort to build a temple that dominated the landscape, visible from any point on the Bay of Palma? This temple wasn’t just a religious site; it was a beacon of their presence. Life on Illa de sa Galera wasn’t always peaceful. Around 2,000 years ago, ten people met a violent end here, their bodies left in various cavities on the islet. Who were they? Why were they killed? Were they sacrifices to appease the gods, or victims of a more sinister act? The mystery remains. Despite the intrigue, Illa de sa Galera faded from use after the Roman conquest. It lay undisturbed for over a thousand years. Even today, despite its history, Illa de sa Galera remains largely untouched. A silent sentinel to the ebb and flow of empires. As for those stacked stones you see, they are a modern echo of an ancient practice, a quiet reminder of the enduring human connection to this mysterious isle.

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