Protonuraghe Izzana
The Protonuraghe Izzana is the largest nuraghe in the Gallura region in north-east Sardinia . It is located in the province of Sassari near Aggius in the Vale della Luna (moon valley). Protonuraghen (also corridor or pseudonuraghen, Italian Nuraghe a corridoio ) are the pre- or early form of the classical tower structures or Tholosnuraghen ( Italian Nuraghe a tholos ) of the Bronze Age nuragic cultures of Sardinia. The very complex protonuraghe has different typological characteristics. It is a hybrid between an archaic corridor uraghen , the floor plan of which is irregular in the room and corridor system, and a domed uraghen. Its remote location contributed significantly to the fact that it was largely preserved. The nuraghe is made of granite .
The tradition of the corridor uraghen goes back to the pre-Uraghic Copper Age . The S'Ulivera and Su Mulinu make it clear that a Tholos was placed on a former corridor uraghen. The Izzana Nuraghe does not allow such a conclusion. The decentralized tower is an intact Tholos.
The system is triangular to heart-shaped with rounded corners and three entrances. The architraves of the entrances are monoliths . The masonry has no gap in the wall bond (relief opening) in order to relieve the break-prone fall from the pressure of the stone masses above. The side rooms and niches, which are at different heights, are damaged, but accessible through internal, only partially collapsed corridors. In contrast to most of the domed uraghen, the corridors at the top are not pointed arched , but rather flat covered with stone slabs.
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Time position
The approximately 300 Protonuraghi on Sardinia were formed during phase B of the two-phase Bonnanaro culture , which was the successor to the both megalithic and Copper Age Monte Claro culture between 1800 and 1500 BC. Ruled.
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 ), p. 340.
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Coordinates: 40 ° 58 ′ 7.4 " N , 9 ° 3 ′ 34.3" E