Nuraghe Diana a Is Mortorius - Quartu Sant'Elena ~ 01 Gennaio 2017 | Viaggiare in Sardegna - YouTube thesilentube83

The imposing Nuraghe Diana is the best preserved nuragic complex of the entire Quartese territory. Called in ancient times "Jana", for centuries it has been buried with earth and debris. In the 50s, archaeologists began to study it, but it was excavated only in 2000. It was built 35 meters above sea level on the hill near Is Mortorius, almost exclusively using granite boulders. Its construction dates back to the Bronze Age. It is the first Iron Age, between 1100 and 1300 BC. C. The mighty construction reveals a trilobed (triangular) plant, formed by a main tholos and by your smaller towers, connected to each other by a thick walled circle. The entrance is located south-east inside the cyclopic walls and on the sides of the corridor there are two small niches built inside. The imposing rectangular open-air courtyard that allows access to all environments, 5 in total. Reached the center of the courtyard, we receive the imposing portal of the main tower, which dominated the sea and the surrounding area. Inside there are two side cells to the east and west, while at the top we can see the tholos almost intact with the hatch access to the military turret. The fort, which currently dominates the construction, was erected on its summit during the Second World War; at the time the nuraghe was not very visible and appeared like a hill with outcropping rocks. The bunker was the tallest construction of the Carlo Faldi anti-ship battery by Is Mortorius, to which it was connected both visually and by radio. Returning to the courtyard, on either side of the main tower are the accesses to the two secondary towers that protected the entrance. Close to the main tower, on the right we see a small opening that led to the stairwell to go upstairs, while on the left we see a secondary room paved with flat stones, probably a deposit. A building detail that characterizes the nuraghe Diana is the use of large boulders also in the upper part of the walls, in contrast to the law of overlapping loads used at the time and that makes the nuraghe stylistically similar to a Dolmen (megalithic tomb). Another recurring detail is the crown architrave and the many triangular loopholes, present both above each portal and in some key sections of the walls. Legend of the nuraghe Diana: Legend has it that a treasure of inestimable value was hidden in a well near the nuraghe by the famous pirate Giacomo Mugahid, who had chosen that coast as a landing place. The pirate, after a misfortune, never returned, leaving his companion in the coast, who spent the rest of his life scanning the sea and waiting in vain for his return. The body of the desperate woman was found inside the nuraghe and after his death many say they saw her materialize on the cliff. The Capitana was called by the local people, from which the town takes its name. These beliefs handed down over the years by the elderly of Quartu have led to fever for the search for treasure, causing looting and excavation near the Nuraghe Diana to search for the mysterious well. In particular, a long tunnel was excavated under the main keep. According to a recently published book, it seems that the treasure is cursed because it is guarded by the souls of Slavic slaves who have been trapped alive with it. SUBSCRIBE ➜ https://goo.gl/VzpfhW SUPPORT US ➜ https://goo.gl/jJCpXL FACEBOOK ➜ https://goo.gl/yGqbhv BLOG SARDINIA ➜ https://goo.gl/eoyZDe

Nuraghe Diana a Is Mortorius - Quartu Sant'Elena ~ 01 Gennaio 2017 | Viaggiare in Sardegna - YouTube
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