The mysterious Bronze Age giants were found at a necropolis near Mont'e Prama in Cabras, a small town in the western part of the island of Sardinia.
The mysterious Bronze Age giants were found at a necropolis near Mont'e Prama in Cabras, a small town in the western part of the island of Sardinia.
Franceschini said of the statues:"Two new jewels are thus added to this statuary group with a mysterious charm, capable of attracting the attention of the whole world." She added that work remains to completely excavate the site, remove the artifacts, and ultimately exhibit them. Part of the torso of the statue found during the excavation campaign that began April 4, 2022, of Mont'e Prama in Cabras, Sardinia.The name Nuragic refers to Sardinia's most characteristic monument, the 7,000 circular stone"nuraghe" forts built across the island, which bear silent witness to the ancient people who left no written records.
It shows three phases: the first consists of simple tombs where bodies were inhumed; a second featuring grouped tombs each covered by rough stone slabs; and a third in which perfectly-aligned tombs are covered with square slabs.While the stone was quarried nearby, it is not known where the statues were originally erected before ending up at the necropolis.
Yet another theory proposes that the statues were demolished by Carthaginians, during the much later second half of the 4th century BC.The statues appear to be warriors or"boxers," and may represent Nuragic ancestors, gods, or mythical heroes, while Mont'e Prama may have been a heroon or hero-shrine where they were worshipped.
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