Son Real

Mallorca is the largest island in the Mediterranean Balearic Islands, which are part of Spain. Mallorca is an extremely popular holiday destination. The Palma de Mallorca Airport, one of the busiest in Spain, is used by about 30 million tourists per year.

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the island was invaded by the Vandals in 425. The time of the Vandals ended, when Byzantine troops general took the island in 534. The first Muslim arrivals were in 707. These ended the Byzantine domination and established their own hegemony. Until 903, the island was part of the Umayyad Caliphate.
From Between 902 and 1229 the island was under Islamic control. James I of Aragon ( aka "Jaume el Conqueridor") conquered Mallorca in December 1229.

The necropolis of Son Real is located on the small headland "Punta des Fenicis" (Fenicis - Phoenicians) on the Badia d'Alcúdia ("Bay of Alcúdia").

The necropolis dates from the 7th to 4th centuries BC. Archaeological excavations on the site began after the discovery in 1957. Over the next decade, more than 100 graves were unearthed and the remains of about 300 bodies and many funerary objects were found.

The origin of those buried in the necropolis is unclear, as no associated settlement has been found to date.