Discoveries

           In 1865 Discoveries were published in eleven volumes. In this way the scholar wanted to pass over the critics who said his Bulletin was too full of Arborea papers.

His Discoveries wanted to give more detail to every monument and news linking them directly to reality. In fact, in that period there were many amateur archaeologists or grave robbers directed by Spano, people who worked on the field and reported him any destruction, sack and devastation. On this purpose, an example is given by the behaviour of Torralba mayor, who had had nuraghe St. Antine last floor demolished (this was a famous nuraghe, visited by Carlo Alberto), in order to use its stones to build a drinking-trough for cattle.

The discoveries he made are many. Among them, are worth to be named the Threelanguages from Saint Nicolò Gerrei, a basis with an inscription in three languages (Latin, Greek and Phoenician; in the Latin one it is remembered that it was given by the proprietor of Karales salt-works to the shrine of Esculapio) now kept in the Museum of Turin, and the Table of Esterzili, a large metal plaque which contains the text of a sentence spoken by Sardinian governor in 69 b. C., which forced the local Galilenses shepherds in the area of Esterzili to give their land to the farmers coming from Campania. It is a very important document because let us know about the disagreement between the immigrants (farmers) and the local people (shepherds). A quarrel between different minded peoples, a nomadic or half-nomadic one and the other sedentary.

Let us enumerate the Discoveries published by Spano:

·        Memory on some bronze idols found in the village of Teti and archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1865, Cagliari, 1866;

·        Memory on the ancient town of Gurulis Vetus, today Padria and archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1866, Cagliari, 1867;

·        Memory on a coin, unique till now, of Nicolò Doria, count of Mount Lion and Lord of Castel Genovese and archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1867, Cagliari, 1867;

·        Memory on a tombstone found in Sisiddu near Cuglieri and archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1865, Cagliari, 1868;

·        Memory on Bonarcado Badia and archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1869, Cagliari, 1869;

·        Memory on the ancient Ottana Cathedral and archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1870, Cagliari, 1870;

·        Archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1871, Cagliari, 1871;

·        Memory on the ancient Galtellì Cathedral and archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1872, Cagliari, 1872;

·        Archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1873, Cagliari, 1873

·        Archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1874, Cagliari, 1874

·        Archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1875, Cagliari, 1875

·        Archaeological discoveries made in the island during 1876, Cagliari, 1876

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