Pesciarzos

The two Domus de Janas of Pesciarzos are located in a steep rock face on a cul-de-sac, not far from Strada Statale della Nurra SS291, north of Alghero airport, east of Santa Maria La Palma in the province of Sassari in Sardinia .

Pesciarzos is one of around 50 prehistoric Sardinian examples (e.g. Molafa , Sa Figu , Sos Furrighesos ) of a rock tomb with a portal stele carved into the rock, ( Domus a prospetto architettonico in Italian ) as it is otherwise typical for giant tombs on the island . Orthostat graves (actually orthostats imitating graves) are common in the limestone areas of Logudoro : Campu Luntanu , Sa Rocca and Su Lampu , Su Carralzu (near Florinas), Mesu 'e Montes or Sas Puntas .

• Domus de Janas by Pesciarzos
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  In the center of the picture, on the floor, the access to the rock grave

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  In the center of the picture, on the floor, the access to the rock grave

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  On the ground, next to the tree, the access to the rock grave

Nearby is the S'Elighe Entosu necropolis .

See also

• List of prehistoric and protohistoric archaeological sites in Sardinia

literature

• 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 .
• R. Whitehouse: The Rock-Cut Tombs of the Central Mediterranean. In: Antiquity 46, 1972, ISSN  0003-598X , pp. 275-281.

Web links

Commons : Domus de janas di Pesciarzos (Cargeghe)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description Engl. and pictures

Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′ 36 ″  N , 8 ° 17 ′ 37 ″  E