The Talaiot community who lived in Son Fornés maintained a subsistence economy in which livestock played a fundamental role. This activity was complemented by the collection of wild plants and some kind of minor crop.

Each domestic unit was self-sufficient and there is no data to endorse the existence of a social sector made up of specialists.

The limited storage space made evident in each house indicates that the provision of food was a daily chore, and the homogeneity of both furniture and houses suggests egalitarian relationships amongst domestic units.

Quartering lines for different species of domestic animals (according to Jordi Estévez)