Montezara, which rises in the territory of the municipality of Monastir, is a hill of volcanic origin that reaches 230 meters above sea level. On its slopes there lies an ancient necropolis, dating back to 3000 BC. There, a great number of domus de janas were unearthed (those are known as houses of the fairies or houses of the Janas people).

 In reality these are not houses, but tombs dug in the rock, burials designed to accommodate not only the dead but also their personal items, furnishings, weapons and food supplies.

 The earliest settlements in the area date back to the Neolithic period, but the many findings inform us that even in the Nuragic, Punic and Roman ages, this territory continued to be populated later on.