S'Ena 'e Thomes
The giant grave of S'Ena 'e Thomes, restored in 1977, is located near Dorgali in the province of Nuoro in Sardinia . The buildings called “Tumbas de los zigantes” and ( Italian Tombe dei Giganti - plur.) In Sardu 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 (2200–1600 BC), which is the precursor of 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 square facade, significantly raised in the middle, made of processed and layered stone blocks. The giant grave of S'Ena 'e Thomes is an older type (with a portal stele weighing around seven tons).
description
The giant grave with the concave orthostat facade and the 11 m long, approximately 1.3 m wide chamber is in excellent condition except for the only partially preserved exedra. The chamber is almost intact and the end area is still covered with flat stones.
The slightly inclined carved portal stele (there are also some unsculpted ones) by S'Ena 'e Thomes consists of a monolith into which the entrance to the chamber is pecked.
The excavations found: ceramics from the Bonnanaro culture , nuragic “pans”, Punic and Roman coins , and medieval shards.
See also
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 ).
Web links
- Description of the S'Ena 'e Thomes (Italian)
Coordinates: 40 ° 22 ′ 44.5 ″ N , 9 ° 30 ′ 55.2 ″ E