Summary (English)
In 2016, excavations took place on tomb IV of the domus de janas necropolis.
The work concentrated on the anterior section of the_ dromos_ and adjacent chamber b. In both spaces, all layers close to the walls showed substantial alteration. In chamber b, the excavation of US 104 (a surface of small horizontal slabs and small polygonal stones, containing abundant finds) revealed a floor of stone slabs US 100, across the surface of the chamber and the transition zone to the corridor. This surface had been partially uncovered during the previous campaign. It was characterised by medium and large slabs and polygonal blocks, arranged horizontally, with medium and small blocks and slabs wedged between them, vertically and diagonally. The partial excavation of the layer showed that the larger blocks and slabs characterised the base of the floor structure. In the dromos, US 100 joined with two phases of overlying cobblestone floors (Us 111 and 112).Worthy of note, the discovery two more fragments of betilino (miniature nuraghe), four being found during previous campaigns. These objects were linked to the rituals of the middle Bronze Age phases. Most of the finds recovered during this season’s excavations date to this period.
In parallel with the excavations, work continued on the photogrammetry survey with APR, in collaboration with Oben s.r.l., a spin-off of Sassari University. During the months preceding the excavations, in collaboration with Oben, innovative methodologies in the field of remote sensing were used in the area of S’Leigh Entosu, integrating UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) with LiDAR thermal infrared imaging.
Director
- Maria Grazia Melis, Dipartimento di Storia, scienze dell’uomo e della formazione, Università degli studi di Sassari
Team
- Alessandra Celant – Università degli studi “La Sapienza” di Roma
- Maria Giovanna De Martini- Università di Sassari
- Marie Elise Porqueddu - Università di Aix-Marseille (France) e Sassari
- Marco Zedda – Università degli studi di Sassari
- Fabrizio Pisoni
- Laura Manca – Aix-Marseille Univesité
- Paola Mameli - Università degli studi di Sassari
- Alessandra Pische- Università Autonoma di Barcellona
Research Body
- CNRS - UMR 6636 LAMPEA, Aix-en-Provence
- Dipartimento di Storia, scienze dell’uomo e della formazione, Università degli studi di Sassari
- Laboratorio di Preistoria e Archeologia Sperimentale (LaPArS)
Funding Body
- Comune di Usini
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