Matzanni’s sacred wells, in an article published by Unione Sarda back in February 2016.
In his book ‘La Religione Primitiva in Sardegna’ (1912), Raffaele Pettazzoni cited “the two tholoi of Mazzani near Villacidro, called by the natives ‘tumbas de Mazzani’, explored by D.Lovisato who called them ‘favisse’, and thought they might be Carthaginian monuments…”
In this regard, and apart from Lovisato’s conviction belied by subsequent archaeological research, Pettazzoni further wrote: “Which god was therefore worshipped in these temples that on the heights and plains of the island raised their domes visible from afar to the sky, a conspicuous sign of the faith and adoration of the tribes?” A dilemma that is certainly intriguing and still relevant today.
The photos of Matzanni’s sacred wells are by Bibi Pinna and Sergio Melis; the drawings from the 1993 re-edition of Pettazzoni’s book, edited by Delfino Editore.
