Definition: Enormous communal burials in the shapes of inverted cones, constructed by members of the Nuraghi burial cult in Sardinia, 11th and 12th century BC.

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Archaeology of Italy
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Megalithic Sites
In ancient times in many places of the world, people shaped enormous stone boulders and then moved them hundreds of miles away and built monuments such as Stone Henge or the temples of Malta.

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Ancient Sardinia Tour
From the inventive team of Paola Arosio and Diego Meozzi, a new set of pages on the megalithic sites of Sardinia, a travel diary, some wonderful panoramic views of the sites. Well worth a long visit!

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