THE SARDINIAN TYPE UNDERGROUND WELL TEMPLE AT GARLO, BULGARIA: AN ARCHITECTURAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SURVEY
Journal: Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage
Year: 2014

In this paper we describe a rare but relatively well-preserved Sardinian type underground well temple located at the village of Garlo, in Bulgaria. This dates to the fourteenth or thirteenth century BCE, and contains some unique architectural features. We postulate that the Garlo temple was used during the winter solstice for rituals associated with the 'newly-born Sun', underground water and the start of the new annual cycle of life. Solar and water cults are known from ancient Thrace, but prev