Necropolis of Montessu
The necropolis of Montessu is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Villaperuccio, Sardinia. The necropolis is located on the southern flanks of the hill of Sa Pranedda, a few kilometers north of Villaperuccio. Set within a large natural amphitheater, it has about forty domus de janas and is considered one of the largest and most important archaeological site of Sardinia.
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The necropolis of Montessu is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Villaperuccio, Sardinia. The necropolis is located on the southern flanks of the hill of Sa Pranedda, a few kilometers north of Villaperuccio. Set within a large natural amphitheater, it has about forty domus de janas and is considered one of the largest and most important archaeological site of Sardinia.
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Dating back to pre-Nuragic period (third millennium BC), this burial site was used for about a millennium during which alternated the cultures of Ozieri, Abealzu-Filigosa, Monte Claro, Bell Beaker and Bonnanaro. Some domus de janas feature engraved patterns in relief such as spirals, concentric symbols and bull horns.
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• Name — Necropolis of Montessu • Location — Villaperuccio, Sardinia, Italy • Type — Burial • Epochs — Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age • Cultures — Pre-Nuragic Sardinia
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- 1.Tradition funéraire dans la Sardaigne préhistorique – Les domus de janas. UNESCO.
- 2.L’ipogeismo funerario della Sardegna nuragica. Carlo Delfino editore. 2014. 9788871388120.
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- Giacomo Paglietti. La necropoli di Montessu. Giuseppa Tanda, Luca Doro, Luisanna Usai, Francesca Buffoni. Arte architectura nella preistoria della Sardegna - Le domus de janas. Cagliari. Condaghes. 2023. 279. 256-264. 978-88-7356-402-7.
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