Tomb of the Giants Discovered Beneath the Undergrowth Near Macomer, Sardinia

In the hills above Macomer, in Sardinia’s Nuoro province, a Tomb of the Giants has come to light after years spent buried under brush and fallen debris.

The discovery was announced by the Soprintendenza Archeologia, Belle Arti e Paesaggio per la Città Metropolitana di Cagliari e le Province di Oristano e Sud Sardegna, and it’s already being called one of the better-preserved examples of this type of Nuragic monument found in recent years.

History
The tomb sits within the Carrarzu Iddia archaeological site, in the municipality of Bortigali, not far from the town of Macomer. It turned up almost by extension of other work: teams were already at Carrarzu Iddia excavating and restoring a nearby nuraghe when routine survey work pointed them toward the tomb. With the landowners’ cooperation, they cleared away the vegetation and found a structure in far better shape than anyone expected.

The monument, long buried beneath thick vegetation, still retains its burial chamber and its distinctive semicircular exedra, offering fresh evidence about the funerary customs of Nuragic civilization.