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January 3, 2023

Necropolis of Filigosa

The necropolis of Filigosa is located on the northern outskirts of Macomer, in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia. It was not eponymous for any of the Abealzu-Filigosa cultures. The necropolis consists of four Domus de Janas, which were carved into the tuff slope below the Nuraghe Ruju (also Ruggiu) with about 10 m long dromoi.

Here in 1965, during the excavation by E. Contu, traces of the Copper Age Filigosa culture, which dates back to 2900 to 2700 BC, were found in rock tombs that were otherwise created by the Ozieri culture (from 3500 BC). is dated. A second excavation, carried out by Alba Foschi, took place in the 1980s. The existing finds from the necropolis, consisting of simple, rarely decorated pottery and almost exclusively excarnated bones, have contributed to the understanding of the brief transitional phase in Sardinian prehistory.

Three plants are parallel on the middle slope, while the fourth is slightly higher. The large chambers have front access to two (Tomb III) to eight (Tomb I) side chambers. On the floor, centrally located, there is a raised ring (0.97 m in diameter) that marks a fireplace. There are usually two entrances to the side chambers on the rear wall.

Nuraghe Ruju

The half-collapsed Nuraghe Ruggiu (or Ruju), as it were cut in half, shows the corbelled vault construction as in an elevation model, which gives an insight into the construction of the tholos.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necropolis_of_Filigosa

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