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Necropolis of Sant’Andrea Priu is an archaeological site located on the southern side of the fertile plain of Santa Lucia.
The **Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu** is an archaeological site located on the southern side of the fertile plain of Santa Lucia, in the municipality of Bonorva, in Sardinia, Italy. This complex, one of the most important in Sardinia, is composed of about twenty hypogeal tombs of the domus de janas type, one of which with its eighteen rooms turns out to be one of the largest among those present in the Mediterranean basin.
The tombs are excavated on the wall and on the plateau of a trachytic outcrop about ten meters high and 180 meters long. Inside them are reproduced architectural details of dwellings to recreate environments similar to the deceased's house. Chronologically, the complex is located in the Ozieri culture of the Late Neolithic (3500-2900 BC) with use and partial structural modifications of some hypogea continuing until medieval times.
Among the domus that make up the necropolis, three of them, the Tomb of the chief, the Circular hut tomb and the Chamber tomb, are particularly important for their spectacularity and excellent state of preservation.
Necropolis of Sant’Andrea Priu is an archaeological site located on the southern side of the fertile plain of Santa Lucia.
The **Necropolis of Sant'Andrea Priu** is an archaeological site located on the southern side of the fertile plain of Santa Lucia, in the municipality of Bonorva, in Sardinia, Italy. This complex, one of the most important in Sardinia, is composed of about twenty hypogeal tombs of the domus de janas type, one of which with its eighteen rooms turns out to be one of the largest among those present in the Mediterranean basin.
The tombs are excavated on the wall and on the plateau of a trachytic outcrop about ten meters high and 180 meters long. Inside them are reproduced architectural details of dwellings to recreate environments similar to the deceased's house. Chronologically, the complex is located in the Ozieri culture of the Late Neolithic (3500-2900 BC) with use and partial structural modifications of some hypogea continuing until medieval times.
Among the domus that make up the necropolis, three of them, the Tomb of the chief, the Circular hut tomb and the Chamber tomb, are particularly important for their spectacularity and excellent state of preservation.