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Rare Two-Level “Giants’ Tomb” Found in Sardinia’s Nuragic Landscape
Carrarzu Iddia was already known as one of central Sardinia’s unusually dense archaeological landscapes. Two early nuraghi, traces of a settlement, a sacred well and a much older dolmen survive within a relatively small area near Bortigali. Archaeologists have now added a rare Giants’ Tomb to that list. The well-preserved collective burial monument was uncovered…
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Rare Bronze Sword Reveals How Sardinia’s 3,200-Year-Old Towers Became Sacred Sites
Inside a 3,200-year-old stone tower in Sardinia, archaeologists found a sealed well, shattered ceremonial vessels and a bronze sword that was never meant for battle. The discovery at Nuraghe Barru, in south-central Sardinia, is now changing how researchers understand the afterlife of the island’s famous Bronze Age towers. These massive stone monuments, known as nuraghi,…