Giant Tomb of Osono
The giant grave of Osono , discovered in the 1990s, is located near Triei in the province of Nuoro in Sardinia . The buildings called “Tumbas de sos zigantes” in Sardu and “Tombe dei Giganti” in Italian (plur.) 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 (2,200–1,600 BC), which is a precursor to the Nuragic culture .
Type sequence
Structurally, giant tombs appear in two variants. The systems with portal steles and exedra are of the older type. In later systems, the exedra consists of a rectangular façade made of processed and layered stone blocks instead of monolithic steles . The giant grave of Osono was originally an older type complex (with a portal stele ) made of white limestone , which was later converted into a younger type (with a square facade).
description
The system has a total length of more than 22.5 m. The interior, the roof and the arched structures of the 10 m long chamber are the oldest parts of the complex and are still completely intact. The exedra , which consists of large stones, is 19 m wide. The access part, which was built later, was designed in a way that is unique for the island. The central portal stele was replaced by a trilith . Two low blocks are covered by a huge fall .
literature
- Caterina Nieddu: Tomba di giganti di Osono. In: Caterina Nieddu (ed.): Siti archeologici d'Ogliastra. Provincia d'Ogliastra, Tortolì 2006, pp. 56-57.
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Coordinates: 40 ° 2 ′ 6.4 " N , 9 ° 36 ′ 59.7" E