S'Elighe Entosu necropolis

Tomba III

The necropolis of S'Elighe Entosu is located in Pedras Serradas on the edges of the limestone plateau di Giorrè in Usini near Cargeghe in the province of Sassari in Sardinia .

The extensive necropolis consists of seven, sometimes very large Domus de Janas . Among them, Tomba I and IV (with a long dromos , antechamber, main and secondary chamber) are distinguished by the presence of decorative ornaments, such as spiral motifs in relief. Typical architectural elements of contemporary houses, such as beams (in the gable roof), cornices, pilasters, plinths, steps and false doors are carved into the rock in bas-relief (Tomba V). Similar motifs and designs can be found in the Sa Pala Larga necropolis .

Nearby is the Pedras Serradas necropolis .

See also

• List of prehistoric and protohistoric archaeological sites in Sardinia

literature

• Salvatore Merella: Giorrè-S'Elighe Entosu. La necropoli neolitica a domus de janas di Cargeghe. Documenta Edizioni, Milan 2007.
• Giuseppa Tanda: Una domu de janas con motivi a spirali di Cargeghe-Muros (SS). In: Archivio storico sardo di Sassari , III, 3, 1977, pp. 175-192.
• V. Cossu: Cargeghe: loc. S'Elighe Entosu. In: I Sardi. La Sardegna dal paleolitico all'età romana , Jaca Book, Milan 1984, pp. 291-292.

photos

• Necropolis di S'Elighe Entosu
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  Tomba V

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  Dromos, antechamber and chamber access Tomb IV

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  Renovation work

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  Destroyed chamber with ancillary chamber

Web links

Commons : Necropolis of S'Elighe Entosu  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description of Italian pictures and sketches

Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′ 55.9 ″  N , 8 ° 38 ′ 8 ″  E