9.- Nasikogoena

9.- Nasikogoena
No chamber is known. It is made up of a circular mound and from one side to the center a ditch can be seen.

Measurements

The burial mound has a diameter of 9 meters and a height of 1.5 meters. The pit is 7.5 meters long and 2 meters wide.

Research

It was found by J.M. Barandiaran in 1920, and a year later it was excavated by T. Aranzadi, J.M. Barandiarán and E. Eguren. Since then, no further investigation has been conducted. The structure and some materials have been published in various research works: Aranzadi, Barandiaran and Eguren (1922), J. M. Barandiaran (1953), J. Elósegui (1953), Cartas arqueológicas de Gipuzkoa (1982, 1990), J. M. Apellániz (1973 ).

Findings

In the excavation no archaeological material was found.

Highlights

Nasikogoena, as in the case of Pagobedeinkatua, is located at a strategic transit point to cross the ridge. The dolmens and burial mounds of prehistory were used to mark territory and claim ownership of the dead.

Type
Tumulua
Date
Neolithic-Bronze Age (4,000-1,500 BC)
Town
Soraluze
Location

In the place known as Nasiko Goena, between the Kurutzebakar mountain and the Pagobedeinkatua pass.