Nuraghe Diana
The complex Nuraghe Diana (also called Nuraghe Janna ) in Is Mortirius near Quartu Sant'Elena near the south coast in the province of Cagliari in Sardinia consists of the main tholos , the mastio (A) called central tower with two niches and two smaller ones preserved in remains Tholoi (BC) connected by a square courtyard giving the complex a triangular shape. Nuraghi are prehistoric and early historical towers of the Bonnanaro culture (2200–1600 BC) and the subsequent nuraghi culture (around 1600–400 BC) in Sardinia, which is inextricably linked with it .
The Nuraghe Diana stands on a hill by the sea. It is one of the best preserved in the region and, paradoxically, it owes this to the fact that it was used as a fortress during World War II . The results of this use are still visible today, especially on the mastio, which was provided with a concrete ceiling with openings. The mastio is preserved in its entirety, unlike the various nuraghi of the area, such as Niu Crobu and Capitana, whose blocks have been reused to build modern buildings. The nuraghe was recently excavated and restored. The access to the nuraghe is in the southeast and there are two niches (guard cells) in the wall at the entrance. From the courtyard, on the right-hand side, there is the staircase access to the tower (B), the entrance to the tower (C) and the access to the round chamber (D).
See also
literature
- Paolo Melis: Nuragic culture. Carlo Delfino editore, Sassari 2003, ISBN 88-7138-276-5 .
- Gustau Navarro i Barba: La Cultura Nuràgica de Sardenya. Edicions dels ALIL, Barcelona 2010, ISBN 978-84-613-9278-0 .
- Jürgen E. Walkowitz: The megalithic syndrome. European cult sites of the Stone Age (= contributions to the prehistory and early history of Central Europe. Vol. 36). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2003, ISBN 3-930036-70-3 .
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Coordinates: 39 ° 12 ′ 2 " N , 9 ° 19 ′ 31.4" E