Giant tomb Santu Bainzu

Preserved portal stele of the giant tomb Santu Bainzu

The giant grave of Santu Bainzu is not far from the eponymous church, on the road from Borore to Dualchi in the province of Nuoro in Sardinia . The buildings called “Tumbas de los zigantes” and ( Italian Tombe dei Giganti - plur.) In Sardu are the largest prenuraghic cult structures in Sardinia and are among the latest megalithic structures in Europe . The 321 known giant tombs are monuments of the Bronze Age Bonnanaro culture (1,800–1,500 BC), which was the forerunner culture of the Nuragher.

Model with portal stela exedra

Type series of Sardinian-Corsican monuments

Type sequence

Structurally, giant tombs appear in two variants. The systems with portal steles and exedra are of the older type. In the later systems, the exedra consists of a square facade, which is clearly raised in the middle, made of processed and layered stone blocks. The giant grave of Santu Bainzu is an older type of structure (with portal stele).

description

The Santu Bainzu plant no longer has any exedra . Only its very massive portal stele has been preserved. A similarly poor preserved remnant is the portal stele from "Sa Pedra Longa" near Uri and Imbertighe near Borore . Above the small opening that leads to the gallery behind, there is a bowl , as is often found in Domus de Janas .

See also

• List of prehistoric and protohistoric archaeological sites in Sardinia

literature

• Rainer Pauli: Sardinia. History culture landscape. Voyages of discovery on one of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean . 7th edition. DuMont, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7701-1368-3 , ( DuMont documents. DuMont art travel guide ).

Web links

• Sanzu Bainzu Description Italian + pictures

Coordinates: 40 ° 13 ′ 6 ″  N , 8 ° 49 ′ 57 ″  E