The Seulo caves project, Sardinia: a report on archaeological work undertaken in 2009 and 2010

Skeates, Robin

The Seulo caves project, Sardinia: a report on archaeological work undertaken in 2009 and 2010

Skeates, Robin

Authors

Professor Robin Skeates robin.skeates@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

This report introduces a new archaeological research project investigating the human uses of caves in the territory of Seulo, central Sardinia, and presents the preliminary results of archaeological field-survey, cave-survey, and excavation work undertaken in 2009 and 2010. At least nine caves were occupied in this area during prehistory, between the Middle Neolithic and the Bronze Age (c.4700-850 cal BC). All appear to have been used for the performance of rituals, and can be compared to the ritual use of caves identified elsewhere in the Central Mediterranean region. Nevertheless, significant differences can also be identified at each cave, adding detail and diversity to our understanding of the human uses of caves.

Citation

Skeates, R. (2011). The Seulo caves project, Sardinia: a report on archaeological work undertaken in 2009 and 2010. Cave and karst science, 38(3), 131-136

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Oct 4, 2014
Publication Date	Dec 1, 2011
Deposit Date	Jan 11, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Feb 18, 2016
Journal	Cave and karst science : the transactions of the British Cave Research Association.
Print ISSN	1356-191X
Publisher	British Cave Research Association
Peer Reviewed	Not Peer Reviewed
Volume	38
Issue	3
Pages	131-136
Publisher URL	http://bcra.org.uk/pub/candks/index.html?j=114