Sas puntas
The hypogeum of Sas Puntas is a rock grave with a front stele ( Italian Domus a prospetto architettonico ) near Tissi , south of Sassari , in Logudoro in the province of Sassari in Sardinia .
Sas Puntas is one of around 50 prehistoric rock tombs with a front stele carved into the rock , as is otherwise typical for the giant tombs of the island. Such orthostat graves (actually orthostats imitating graves) are more common in the limestone areas of Logudoro: Campu Luntanu , Mesu 'e Montes , Molafa , Sa Rocca and Su Lampu , Sa Figu , Su Carralzu , Sos Furrighesos .
The east-facing complex lies on a low limestone wall in the middle of a slope that forms a terrace in front of the complex , on which the hypogeum of Monte Sant'Antiogu, near Ossi, is a little further away .
Sas Puntas is well preserved and in the portal stele has a narrow high entrance to a chamber with alcove-like side niches. Next to the front stele is the large smoothed arch of an exedra imitation . Above the portal stele there are two holes for the reception of Baityloi , between which there is a large rectangular recess of unknown function.
See also
literature
- Alberto Moravetti, Carlo Tozzi a. a. (Ed.): Guide archeologiche. Preistoria e Protostoria in Italia . 2: Sardegna . ABACO, Forlí 1995, ISBN 88-86712-01-4 , (Published on the occasion of the 13th International Congress of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences which was held Sept. 8-14, 1996, Forlì, Italy).
- 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 )
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Coordinates: 40 ° 40 ′ 59 ″ N , 8 ° 33 ′ 40 ″ E