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Cova des Coloms

a Pleiades place resource

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Last modified Sep 13, 2026 06:09 PM — History

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The Cova des Coloms is a natural cave located on the island of Menorca that served as a burial site during the Post-Talayotic period (ca. 550–123 BCE).

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/686135187

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
39.9329176, 4.038945

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Cova dels Coloms (1000 BC - 1 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Cova des Coloms (Catalan, AD 1800 - AD 2099)

Cova des Coloms makes connections with:

Cova des Coloms located on Minorca (island) (unspecified date range)

Cova des Coloms receives connections from:

None

Place type:
cave

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Cova des Coloms: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/686135187> [accessed: 08 October 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/686135187 |title=Places: 686135187 (Cova des Coloms) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=October 8, 2026 4:13 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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