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are laid flat, not on edge. A doorway just large 

 enough to be entered with comfort leads through 

 the thickness of the wall into a round chamber 

 roofed by corbelling, with the assistance some- 

 times of one or more pillars. From analogy with 

 the naraghi of Sardinia, which they resemble 

 rather closely, it seems probable that the talayots 

 are fortified dwellings, perhaps only used in time 

 of danger (Fig. 15). 



Fig. 16. Nau cl'Es Tudons, plan and section. 

 (After Cartailhac.) 



The naus or navetas are so named from their 

 resemblance to ships. The construction is similar 

 to that of the talayots. The outer wall has a 

 considerable batter. The famous Nau d'Es Tudons 



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