The book by Michele Pio Ledda, “Animas de pedra. S'Enchantu. The most beautiful Domus de Janas in Sardinia discovered and narrated by Sebastiano Porcu”, enriched by the photographs of Nicola Castangia and published thanks to the contribution of the Municipality of Putifigari, retraces the story of the discovery made by a very curious young man, Sebastiano Porcu, which helped to offer Sardinia yet another pearl of its past, yet another "enchantment", one of the most important pre-Nuragic burials on the island.
The appointment is for Friday 11 August starting at 19.30 with the author Michele Pio Ledda who, in dialogue with the discoverer, Sebastiano Porcu, and with Giovanni Salis, will recall the moments of the discovery of the domus and, with the help of the images by Nicola Castangia, will accompany the public in the discovery of the richest and most complete of the burials that make up the pre-Nuragic necropolis of Putifigari.
The name given to it domus de S'Incantu evokes the beauty of the constructive and ornamental characteristics that distinguish it: S'Incantu, in fact. Also known as the "tomb of painted architecture", it is divided into several rooms and decorated with the decorative motifs typical of pre-Nuragic art. Inside, in fact, Neolithic art reaches its apex thanks to the architectural complexity and harmony, the richness and variety of decorations and colours, a refinement linked to the use of these environments both as places of worship and as places of burial. S'Incantu, brought to light in 1989, can be dated between the recent Neolithic and Eneolithic (3200-2600 BC) and was reused until the Roman era. The mayor of Putifigari, Giacomo Contini and some archaeologists who will explain and accompany the public in the discovery of this marvelous monument will also take part in the presentation.