The Motorra Dolmen ( it, Dolmen di Motorra) is a
Bronze Age
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tomb or
dolmen situated in the comune of
Dorgali
Dorgali ( sc, Durgali) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about east of Nuoro in the Seaside Supramonte mountain area.
Economy is mostly based on th ...
in the
Province of Nuoro
The province of Nuoro ( it, provincia di Nuoro; sc, provìntzia de Nùgoro) is a province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy. Its capital is the city of Nuoro.
It has an area of , and, , a total population of 210,972. The provinc ...
,
Sardinia
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,
Italy
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.
Location
The dolmen is situated 8 kilometres (5 miles) to the north of
Dorgali
Dorgali ( sc, Durgali) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about east of Nuoro in the Seaside Supramonte mountain area.
Economy is mostly based on th ...
on the S125 road towards
Orosei
Orosei ( sc, Orosèi) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Nuoro in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northeast of Cagliari and about east of Nuoro
Nuoro ( or less correctly ; sc, Nùgoro ) is a city and ''comune'' ...
.
A sign by the side of the road marks the track that leads to the dolmen.
A few kilometres away is the
Ispinigoli Cave.
Description
The dolmen consists of an entranceway which leads to a polygonal chamber. The eight upright stones of the chamber support an almost circular slab of
schist
Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity. This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a low-power hand lens, oriented in such a way that the rock is easily split into thin flakes ...
.
The dolmen is one of many ancient sites around Dorgali, and is one of the best preserved dolmens in Sardinia.
Finds of pottery have linked the dolmen to the
Ozieri culture
The Ozieri culture (or San Michele culture) was a prehistoric pre-Nuragic culture that occupied Sardinia from c. 3200 to 2800 BCE. The Ozieri was the culmination of the island's Neolithic culture and takes its name from the locality where early ...
of the Bronze (or Chalcolithic) age,
and is dated to around 2800 BC.
References
External links
{{Commons category inline, Dolmen di Motorra (Dorgali)
Dorgali, dolmen di Motorra SardegnaCultura.it
Dolmens
Archaeological sites in Sardinia