Tana di Lu Mazzoni

The rock grave with the stele front

The rock tomb of Tana di Lu Mazzoni (also called Tomba a prospetto architettonico Tana di Lu Mazzoni ) is a rock tomb with a front stele ( Italian Domus a prospetto architettonico ) near Stintino in Logudoro in the province of Sassari in Sardinia .

Tana di Lu Mazzoni is one of only about 50 examples (e.g. Molafa , Sa Figu , Sos Furrighesos ) of a prehistoric rock tomb with a front stele carved into the rock, as is otherwise typical for the giant tombs on the island. The approximately 4.0 m high stele shows only faint traces of a carved portal similar to the stelae of the giant graves of Imbertighe and Santu Bainzu .

Orthostat graves (actually orthostats imitating graves) are more common in the limestone areas of Logudoro : Campu Luntanu , Sa Rocca and Su Lampu , Su Carralzu (both near Florinas), Mesu 'e Montes and Sas Puntas .

See also

• List of prehistoric and protohistoric archaeological sites in Sardinia

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 )

Web links

• Description Engl. and pictures

Coordinates: 40 ° 50 '24.4 "  N , 8 ° 13' 23.2"  E