Necropolis of Li Muri

The Necropolis of Li Muri is a Neolithic burial complex in Arzachena, Sardinia, about 10 km from the Gulf of Arzachena. Discovered in 1939 and excavated by Salvatore Puglisi in 1939-1940, it comprises five stone cists surrounded by concentric stone circles measuring 5.30 to 8.50 m in diameter. Now attributed to the San Ciriaco culture (c. 3400-3200 BC), the quadrangular cists held single burials covered by earth mounds. Artifacts include steatite cups with Aegean influences, flint blades, small axes, and necklace beads with traces of red ochre.