Necropolis of Is Calitas

The necropolis of Is Calitas is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Soleminis, in the province of South Sardinia.

Necropolis of Is Calitas

Necropoli di Is Calitas (Italian)
Necklaces and pottery from Is Calitas, National Archaeological Museum, Cagliari
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Location	Soleminis, Sardinia, Italy
Region	Sardinia
Coordinates	39°20′05″N 9°11′22″E
Type	Necropolis
History
Founded	2nd millennium BC
Cultures	Pre-Nuragic Sardinia
Site notes
Management	Superintendence for the Archaeological Heritage in the Provinces of Cagliari and Oristano (Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici per le province di Cagliari e Oristano)
Public access	No

Description

The tomb, located on the top of a small hill,^[1] is of the pit type, dug partly in the ground and partly in the rock, and was probably covered with stone slabs.

The objects found, including ceramics, bronze objects and necklaces, are attributable to the Bonnanaro culture (first half of the 2nd millennium BC) and show in part a derivation from the previous Bell Beaker culture, in particular of its Central European variant.

The site was excavated in 1995 by Maria Rosaria Manunza.^[1]

Physical anthropology

Since it was a collective burial, 79 skeletons were recovered^[1] during the excavations which made it possible to establish that the buried population was fairly tall (average height for men 169 cm, women 154 cm), robust and did not suffer from particular pathologies. 21 skulls recovered in the tomb had been studied, 14 are dolichocephalic and 7 brachycephalic.^[2]