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🌀 Funerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia – The domus de janas

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🌀 Funerary Tradition in the Prehistory of Sardinia – The domus de janas
Necropolis of Istevéne


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed for its exceptional prehistoric funerary architecture
  • Domus de janas carved into rock during Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (late 4th–early 3rd millennium BCE)
  • Collective burial chambers used repeatedly over generations by Ozieri and Chalcolithic communities
  • Located in Sardinia, Italy; thousands of tombs clustered across the island

The Necropolis of Istevéne is a significant archaeological site in Sardinia, Italy, forming part of the UNESCO-designated Funerary ...

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