Necropolis of Is Loccis-Santus

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Necropolis of Is Loccis-Santus
Necropolis of Is Loccis-Santus
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Location San Giovanni Suergiu, Sardinia, Italy
Region Sardinia
Coordinates 39°7′10.56″N8°29′34.8″E / 39.1196000°N 8.493000°E / 39.1196000; 8.493000
Type Necropolis
History
Cultures Pre-Nuragic Sardinia
Site notes
ManagementSoprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici per le province di Cagliari e Oristano
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The necropolis of Is Loccis-Santus is an archaeological site located in the municipality of San Giovanni Suergiu, Sardinia.

Dated to the 4th-3rd millennium BC and used until the early centuries of the 2nd millennium BC, consists of thirteen Domus de janas. The artefacts found inside the tombs, mostly ceramics and other grave goods, are attributable to the Ozieri culture, Abealzu-Filigosa culture, Monte Claro culture, the Bell Beaker and Bonnanaro culture and are now exposed in the Villa Sulcis museum of Carbonia. [1]

Necklace, Bell Beaker culture Eneolitico finale, cultura del vaso campaniforme, collana in denti di animale e conchiglie, da locci santus.jpg
Necklace, Bell Beaker culture
Bell Beaker Eneolitico finale, cultura del vaso campaniforme, bicchiere a campana rovesciata, da locci santus.jpg
Bell Beaker

On top of the hill where the necropolis is located there is a monotower nuraghe, built in the Nuragic era, and some buildings dating back to World War II. [2]

Notes

  1. Monumenti aperti - Necropoli di Is Loccis-Santus Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Il portale sardo-Necropoli di Is Loccis-Santus

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