Sa Domu 'e s'Orcu (Siddi)

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The partially restored giant tomb Sa Domu 'e s'Orcu is located on Su Pranu ( Sardinian : "the plateau", Italian : Giara di Siddi ) near Siddi in the province of Sud Sardegna 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 (2,200–1,600 BC), which is a precursor to 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 tomb Sa Domu 'e s'Orcu is a younger type (with a square facade).

description

The name, which is more common on the island, denotes different types of monuments. It exists in different spellings and means "house of the Orku", a mythical ogre. It is located in the Marmilla , on a plateau on which there are also the remains of 16 nuraghi , some of which are very closely spaced .

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  • Aerial view

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Its feature is the use of large basalt blocks on the exedra and as a chamber cover. This monumentality prevented its destruction. This happened to most of the neighboring nuraghi, whose stones were removed for reuse. The chamber in the 16 meter long tumulus is 9.5 meters long and 1.1 meters wide. The height of the gallery, which is covered by blocks weighing five to twelve tons, is around 2.1 meters. To the left of the entrance is a side niche, which is very rare in giant graves, which is present on both sides in the giant grave of Fileferru in Crabu and even four times in the giant grave of Lassia .

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Coordinates: 39 ° 41 ′ 10 ″  N , 8 ° 52 ′ 16 ″  E