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The monument is located on a plateau on the slopes of Monte Acuto, near the ruins of the homonymous castle and in the homonymous region, in northern Sardinia.
It is one of the largest dolmens in the area. Oriented to SW, it was built using a granite outcrop.
The burial, with a rectangular plan (width 1.30/1.50 m; depth 3.50-4.00 m; height 1.00-1.50 m), is laterally delimited by two orthostats with well-worked internal faces, while at the bottom it is closed by a wall made of large stones.
The structure is covered by a polygonal plate broken into two parts (length about 4.00 m; width about 2.80 m) and shows a hemispherical cup on the plate, while another eight cups are present on one of the fragments of the roof.
The circular area in front of the monument, at the cliff, is delimited by a wall and by rocky outcrops. On the d side of the entrance, near the remains of a wall structure, an inverted aniconic menhir can be identified.
The monument dates back to the Late Neolithic - Eneolithic. The site was visited during the Bronze Age and in the medieval period.
History of excavations
The dolmen was excavated in 1994 by Paola Basoli.
Bibliography
P. Modde, “Mount Acuto. Descriptive analysis”, in G. Meloni-P. Modde, The Castle of Monte Acuto, Berchidda, Ozieri, C.S.G. Coop. Monte Littu-Municipality of Berchidda, 1994, p. 50, fig. 1, table. I;
P. Basoli, “Aspects of megalitism in the territory of Monte Acuto (Sassari). Preliminary Considerations”, in Sardinian and Aegean Chronology. Towards the Resolution of Relative and Absolute Dating in the Mediterranean, edited by M. S. Balmuth-R. H. Tykot, series “Studies in Sardinian archaeology”, 5, Oxford, Oxbow, 1998, pp. 143-146.
How to get
From the town of Berchidda, take the road that leads to Lake Coghinas and continue for about 3 km until you find, on the right, the road to Monte Acuto. Leave the car after a few hundred meters, continuing on foot until you almost reach the top of the relief. The dolmen is located in a clearing near the ruins of the medieval castle of Monte Acuto.
Content type:
Archaeological monument
Archaeology
Usability: unmanaged site
Province: Sassari
Common: Berchidda
Macro Territorial Area: Northern Sardinia
POSTAL CODE: 07022
Address: località Monte Acuto
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