Tiscali (Sardinia)

In the sinkhole

Tiscali (also Monte Tiscali or Tiskali ) is a prehistoric nuragic settlement in the Gennargentu Park in the province of Nuoro (NU) in Sardinia .

The settlement dates back to the final phase of culture in the 5th to 3rd century BC and is located in the Valle di Lanaittu (Lanaittu Valley) in the wilderness east of Oliena near Dorgali between high karst mountains under the overhanging walls of the collapsed sinkhole Sa Curtigia de Tiscali ( Green land in rocky wasteland).

Around 40 wall remains from huts, some rectangular, many round, formed the village nestled against the rock face. Whether it is a refugee castle, a mountain sanctuary, a permanent settlement or something completely different is unclear. Based on the remains of the huts, it can be assumed that up to 200 people lived there, at least temporarily. The water supply is unclear, because a spring is about seven kilometers away. The place was probably important until the early Middle Ages, which is suggested by finds from this period.

In the neighborhood

• is the settlement of Sa Sedda 'e Sos Carros of the Nuragic culture .
• maintains a cooperative in front of the caves "Su Bentu" (the wind) and "da Ocha" stations for guided cave tours.
• lies the karst spring " Su Gologone " (with 300–400 l / s the largest spring in Sardinia)
• is Su Suercone , with a diameter of 500 m and a depth of 200 m it is the largest sinkhole in Sardinia.
• with Goroppu (also Gola_Gorropu ) lies the 400 m deepest canyon in Europe.

See also

• List of prehistoric and protohistoric archaeological sites in Sardinia

literature

• Giovanni Lílliu: La civiltà nuragica (= Sardegna archeologica. Studi e monumenti. 1, ZDB -ID 2089531-8 ). Delfino, Sassari 1982.
• Alberto Moravetti: Serra Orrios ei monumenti archeologici di Dorgali (= Sardegna archeologica. Guide e itinerari. 26). Delfino, Sassari 1998, ISBN 88-7138-145-9 .

Web links

• http://www.ilportalesardo.it/archeo/nudorgali4.htm

Coordinates: 40 ° 14 ′ 29.8 "  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 29.7"  E