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Letsgotosardinia Sardinia-based tour operator organizing year-round themed and bespoke tours on the island of Sardinia

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-Financial Protection Il Salvagente No. 2022/1-0197

10/09/2024

🏛️ In Sardinia, there is a museum that houses unique menhirs, with few equals worldwide. Carved with enigmatic symbols, such as trident figures, these menhirs are interpreted as stylized, upside-down human figures, thought to represent the passage into the afterlife. ☠️
While most scholars agree on the meaning of the upside-down men, the elements depicted at the base of the menhirs are more challenging to interpret.
Some believe the carvings represent a double dagger, while others associate them with a symbol of the female ge***al organ, a motif dating back to the Paleolithic era. 🌷
According to this theory, man returns to Mother Earth through the maternal womb 👶🌍, a concept of primitive yet profound sacred regeneration, also represented in the domus de janas and the tombs of the giants. In this form of pre-Nuragic art, the statue-menhirs may have been dedicated to a tribal chief 🗿, a brave warrior who died in battle 🛡️, or represented a funerary deity guarding the tombs. 👻
In all cases, and especially in the creation of statue-menhirs, it is evident that the cult of the dead and reverence for ancestors 👴👵 held immense significance for ancient populations. 🌄
Do you know the name of the museum?

🌐 Letsgotosardinia, a trip through the inexhaustible beauty of Sardinia. 🌞

12/07/2024

🗡 The gamma-shaped hilt daggers depicted in the pictures were found in the hypogeic temple of Su Benatzu, Santadi.
🐂 Belonging to the early Iron Age, these daggers were widespread among the Nuragic clans in Sardinia and were used for animal sacrifices.
🧐 The name derives from the inverted gamma-shaped handle, which provided practical advantages in terms of grip and control.
🏦 They are now displayed at the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari.

Letsgotosardinia, a trip through the inexhaustible beauty of Sardinia. ✨
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11/04/2024

Handles, blades, anvils, furnaces, and sharpeners are just some of the objects that make up the Sardinian Knife Museum in Arbus. Mr. Paolo, a third-generation artisan and master knife maker, warmly welcomes visitors to his workshop and museum.

Here, he passionately shares the intricate process of crafting the Arburesa, a pocket knife featuring a robust stainless steel blade and a handles crafted from ram horn.

The Arburesa is the brand created by Paolo Pusceddu, who seeks to revive the ancient-shaped blades typical of the Arbus area, originally used by hunters for skinning animals.
Divided into four rooms, the museum showcases artifacts scrupulously collected by Paolo over years of dedicated research and through exchange.

Among the treasures, visitors can admire a hundred antique knives, each holding significant historical value. Notable pieces include the 'Sardinian leppa' or 'buschesa,' issued to the regular troops of the Judicate of Arborea, as well as collectible knives adorned with horn handles intricately carved into shapes resembling deer, wild boar, and other native Sardinian fauna.

A highlight of the museum is the recreation of the Ancient Blacksmith's Workshop, 'su Ferreri,' with old and original tools from the last century.
Visitors can marvel at the bellows, flywheel drill, pedal grindstone, and ancient anvil, all meticulously preserved to offer a glimpse into the craftsmanship of bygone eras.

And if that's not impressive enough, visitors can also lay eyes on the heaviest knife in the world, immortalized in the Guinness World Records since 2001.

Letsgotosardinia, a trip through the inexhaustible beauty of Sardinia. ✨

🌐 www.letsgotosardinia.eu

13/09/2023

🤠 Cart Ruts, also known as Track Ruts, are parallel and criss-crossed tracks carved into the rock.
They vary in depth and width and are likely the result of erosion caused by wooden-wheeled carts.

To date, the age and purpose of these tracks remain unclear, despite many hypotheses.

Several researchers have suggested that these tracks were primarily used to transport stones from quarries. 🛻

Other attribute religious significance to them, pointing to their proximity to burial sites and sacred areas, as seen in the pictures. These tracks can be found within the domus de janas necropolis of Su Crocifissu Mannu in Porto Torres, northern Sardinia. ⬆️

🔭 It also has been theorized that these lines could serve as an astronomical calendar, similar to the cart ruts found in Malta, which are aligned with the directions of the winter solstice and equinox sunset.

Regardless of their purpose, these tracks represent a puzzling and mysterious legacy of the ancient Sardinian population and are well worth visiting.

Letsgotosardinia, a trip through the inexhaustible beauty of Sardinia. ✨

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Tuesday	09:00 - 13:00
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Wednesday	09:00 - 13:00
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