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Villaperuccio

La Tomba di giganti Monte Pranu II

Automatically translated from Italian.

The Tomb of the Giants of Monte Pranu II (Villaperuccio) is a funerary monument of the nuragic civilization, dating back to the Bronze Age, located near Lake Monte Prano in the territory of Sulcis. The site represents a significant testimony of the megalithic collective burials and funeral rituals of the ancient Sardinian communities.
The structure resumes the typical scheme of the Giant Tombs, with an elongated funerary corridor made of large lithic blocks and a semicircular frontal esedra, used as a ceremonial space for community rituals related to the worship of the dead. Originally the complex was covered by a mound of land and stone, now no longer preserved.
The site is part of a landscape of particular interest, characterized by the presence of the lake and an area rich in nuragic archaeological emergencies. This combination of nature and archaeology strengthens the historical and environmental value of the monument.

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