Ancent Burial Sardinia

In Sant Antioco the only Sardinian catacombs

In Sant'Antioco the only Sardinian catacombs

The catacombs are underground caverns, in which the first Christians met clandestinely to celebrate rituals and to bury their dead. (...)...

Luogosanto, a tomb  with a 4 meters  high funeral stele

Luogosanto, a tomb
with a 4 meters
high funeral stele

During the nuraghic age, the dead were buried in the so-called giants tombs, which were constituted by a long and low corridor (...)...

The dolmen arrived  in Sardinia  with the Celtic culture

The dolmen arrived
in Sardinia
with the Celtic culture

If compared to the Sardinian culture, many are the sites with atypical interments in the area of Luras (Gallura). They are the dolmen (...)...

The houses of the fairies  are still wrapped  in mystery

The houses of the fairies
are still wrapped
in mystery

The domus de janas (literally “the houses of the fairies”) attract many visitors from all around the world. They are collective...

Tuvixeddu, one of the biggest necropolis  in the Mediterranean Sea

Tuvixeddu, one of the biggest necropolis
in the Mediterranean Sea

The necropolis was the funereal area in which the Phoenicians, the Punics and the Romans buried their dead. Numerous are the attested...


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