The Hidden Record at Torre d’en Galmés, Menorca. Accounts from Soil Micromorphological Analysis

Menorca contains a wealth of archaeological sites dating to the Talayotic period (1st millenniumBC) and occupied throughout the late Middle Ages. These sites have been the object of a number ofexcavations in the past decades. Most excavations have concentrated on revealing the architectureand traditional aspects of the archaeological record. Many facets of site formation and the stratigraphicrecord, however, are often not visible, go unnoticed, or are largely under the radar. The maingoal of this paper is to show how archaeological soil micromorphology can reveal information abouthuman activities and site use within and between structures at Torre d’en Galmés that are virtuallyunseen in the field. As such, it more than supplements information derived from the ‘traditional’archaeological record, which can be deficient in revealing what people were actually doing at thesite, and should be viewed as part of the archaeological record.