July 2nd, 2024

Did you know….

Archaeology has uncovered evidence of human settlement in rock-shelters such as Su Carroppu and villages in Sardinia dating to the Neolithic (New Stone age, pre-metal) period, c 6000 BC to 2900 BC.

The volcanic (but no longer active) Monte Arci in central-western Sardinia has been a rich source of obsidian for the settlements mentioned above (3000 pieces alone were found in the coastal site of modern Santa Caterina di Pittinuri.) Obsidian was used in Sardinia to make blades, scrapers and augurs. Also, worked obsidian from Sardinia has been found in Neolithic sites in Tuscany and Liguria on the Italian peninsula, in Corsica and southern France, and in northeastern Spain. How did obsidian from an inland site in Sardinia made its way to various parts of the European mainland?

Metal tools and jewelry worked in silver or copper dated to the 4th millennium BC have also been found at late Neolithic sites in Sardinia.

Neolithic tombs in Sardinia include the so-called domus de janas (house of fairies).

Day 3 Prologue will move into the Bronze Age in Sardinia