In Sardinia, hypogea were dug with increasing frequency in the 4th millennium BC, especially in the north-western part of the island. The S’Elighe Entosu necropolis is composed of eight hypogea dug between the Final Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Maria Grazia Melis and her team are currently studying this site. Their research addresses various topics, including the positioning of the necropolis on the landscape, the architecture of the tombs and the diverse phases of related human activity. The architectural data was recently updated through a study of the excavation techniques employed to create the monuments. This new information has been fundamental to understanding the articulation of human presence at the site and the history of the various modifications made to the hypogea. The study of the excavation is based on analysis of the tool marks on the monument walls and of the tools found in Tomb IV. Experimentation has played an important role in this work. This research has led to the creation of a database of tool-marks, the study of picks and the experimental reproduction of this type of tool.

Architecture, creusement et évolution des hypogées à la fin du Néolithique: la nécropole de S'Elighe Entosu (Sassari, Sardaigne) / Melis, Maria Grazia; Porqueddu, Marie Élise. - (2016), pp. 99-106. (Intervento presentato al convegno «De la tombe au territoire» & Actualité de la recherche tenutosi a Montpellier nel 25 - 27 settembre 2014).

Architecture, creusement et évolution des hypogées à la fin du Néolithique: la nécropole de S'Elighe Entosu (Sassari, Sardaigne)

MELIS, Maria Grazia;
2016-01-01

Abstract

In Sardinia, hypogea were dug with increasing frequency in the 4th millennium BC, especially in the north-western part of the island. The S’Elighe Entosu necropolis is composed of eight hypogea dug between the Final Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Maria Grazia Melis and her team are currently studying this site. Their research addresses various topics, including the positioning of the necropolis on the landscape, the architecture of the tombs and the diverse phases of related human activity. The architectural data was recently updated through a study of the excavation techniques employed to create the monuments. This new information has been fundamental to understanding the articulation of human presence at the site and the history of the various modifications made to the hypogea. The study of the excavation is based on analysis of the tool marks on the monument walls and of the tools found in Tomb IV. Experimentation has played an important role in this work. This research has led to the creation of a database of tool-marks, the study of picks and the experimental reproduction of this type of tool.
2016
9782358420198
Le creusement des hypogées funéraires connaît en Sardaigne un important développement au IVe millénaire BC, notamment dans la partie nord-ouest de l’île. La nécropole de S’Elighe Entosu est un site présentant huit hypogées allant du Néolithique final à l’âge du bronze. Elle est le cadre de recherches menées par Maria Grazia Melis et son équipe. Ces recherches ont vu le développement de plusieurs problématiques liées à l’insertion de cette nécropole dans le paysage, l’architecture des tombes et les multiples phases de fréquentation de ce site. Dernièrement les données concernant l’architecture ont connu un développement nouveau par le biais de l’étude des techniques de creusement des monuments. Ces informations sont fondamentales pour comprendre l’articulation du site et l’histoire des différents remaniements des hypogées. L’étude du creusement se base sur l’analyse des traces présentes sur les parois des monuments et sur le macro outillage découvert dans la tombe IV. Une place importante est donnée à l’expérimentation. Ces recherches ont mené à la création d’une base de données sur les traces, l’étude des pics de creusement et la réalisation expérimentale de ce type d’outil.
Architecture, creusement et évolution des hypogées à la fin du Néolithique: la nécropole de S'Elighe Entosu (Sassari, Sardaigne) / Melis, Maria Grazia; Porqueddu, Marie Élise. - (2016), pp. 99-106. (Intervento presentato al convegno «De la tombe au territoire» & Actualité de la recherche tenutosi a Montpellier nel 25 - 27 settembre 2014).
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