Necropolis of Li Muri
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| Location | Arzachena, Sardinia, Italy |
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| Type | Burial |
| History | |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Cultures | Pre-Nuragic Sardinia |
The Necropolis of Li Muri is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Arzachena, Sardinia.
The necropolis, thought to be a product of the
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
gemstones
.
The architecture of the necropolis shows strong similarities with contemporary sites of Corsica, Provence and the Pyrenees.[1]
The necropolis forms part of the Arzachena Archaeological Park along with two other antiquities: the Nuraghe Albucciu and the Giants' grave of Coddu Vecchiu.[2]
References
- ^ Paola Mancini, Gallura preistorica, 2011 p. 17
- ISBN 9780241464748.
Bibliography
- Paola Mancini, Gallura preistorica, 2011.
External links
- "Circoli di Li Muri necropolis". Sardegna Turismo.
- "Megalithic circles of Li Muri". Sardegna Virtual Archaeology.
- Sardegna Cultura, Arzachena, Circoli di Li Muri (in Italian)
- Ministero dei beni e delle attività culturali e del turismo, Necropoli di Li Muri (in Italian)