Necropolis of Li Muri
The necropolis of Li Muri is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Arzachena, Sardinia.
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| Location | Arzachena, Sardinia, Italy |
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| Type | Burial |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Cultures | Pre-Nuragic Sardinia |
The necropolis, thought to be a product of the Arzachena culture and dating from the second half of the fourth millennium BC, is composed of five stone cists. Four of the cists are surrounded by stone circles that originally marked the limits of the mound of earth and rubble that was erected over the burial.
Bodies were interred inside the cists, probably individually (unlike in the rest of Sardinia where the graves were usually collective). The dead were accompanied by grave goods including pottery, stone vessels, hatchets and beads necklace of steatite and gemstones.
The architecture of the necropolis shows strong similarities with contemporary sites of Corsica, Provence and the Pyrenees.[1]
Note
- Paola Mancini, Gallura preistorica, 2011 p.17
Bibliography
- Paola Mancini, Gallura preistorica, 2011.
External links
- SardegnaCultura, Arzachena,circoli di Li Muri
- Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo, Necropoli di Li Muri