Roman quarry of Pranu Efis or S'Acqua Salida in Pimentel ~ 23 November 2020 | Sardinia

We explore the Roman quarry of Pranu Efis, located near the domus de janas of S'Acqua Salida. Dating back to the imperial age (between 100 and 300 AD), blocks of sandstone were extracted and transported aboard wagons, of which we can still see the furrows engraved in the rock today. According to the findings in the domus, it seems that the Romans reused the ancient pre-Nuragic burials dating back to 3000 BC. to bury their dead.
(Introduction by Roberto Bodano)
The necropolis of S'Acqua Salida or Pranu Efis in Pimentel is divided into two areas located 150 meters apart: the first is made up of domus de janas of the horizontal projection type and well (1, 2, 3, 4), the other from domus to well (5, 6, 7).
Tomb 1 is particularly noteworthy, the result of different construction phases: originally of the well type with anteroom and large cell, then equipped with a long access corridor in place of the well and enlarged on the right of the large cell, annexing three sepulchral chambers of a neighboring burial. The antechamber has a box painted in red ocher. The entrance is aimed at SO.
Tomb 2 consists of an access well and a rectangular cell whose ceiling, partially collapsed, was originally supported by two pillars. On the floor there is a basin where cups are obtained. The wall opposite the entrance has an ornate painted in red ocher: two taurine protomes with a T pattern within a rectangular box. The red color and the taurine protome are the most common signs of Sardinian Neolithic religiosity.
Tomb 4 is divided into an access corridor, an anteroom and a cell. The entrance is oriented towards E. The cell, circular, reproduces the layout of the hut: this is demonstrated by the details of the walls and the ceiling where wide bands in relief run simulating the roof and the relative wooden support system. Next to the first group of tombs is a sacred area with a hearth and cupels probably used for the funeral rituals that preceded the burial.
The domus 5, 6, 7 are of the well type with anteroom and cell. The cell of tomb 6 has a rectangular niche decorated with red ocher, a sepulchral counter and a pillar. Other cupels are carved into the rock above the second group of tombs.
The necropolis is dated to the final Neolithic (culture of San Michele, 3200-2800 BC), but there is no lack of evidence of a reuse during the ancient Bronze Age (culture of Bonnanaro, 1800-1600 BC).
Domus de Janas of Corongiu
The most famous domus of the nearby necropolis of Corongiu also dates back to the final Neolithic. Violated since time immemorial, it consists of an access well, an anteroom and a cell.
The access wall to the cell, above and to the sides of the door, shows a very interesting symbolic ornament engraved and underlined in red. The upper band is decorated in the center by a vertical element that opens at the top in two spirals: the nose and eyes of the mother goddess, according to the interpretation of the scholars.
On the lower sides a zigzag line is limited on the right by a spiral and on the left by two double circles. Above, on the sides of the double spiral or eyes of the goddess, are represented two "boat" motifs with spiral terminations. Two long vertical elements that open above and below in two spirals decorate the walls on the sides of the door.
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