Giants' Grave of Su Mont'e s'Abe

Olbia, Italy

The Giants' grave of Su Mont'e s'Abe is an archaeological site located in the municipality of Olbia. Like other giants' tombs of Gallura, it was built in two main phases of construction. In the first stage, during the period of the Bonnanaro culture, it was built an allée couverte tomb; later, in the second phase, during the age Nuragic age (1600 BC approximately), the allée couverte was transformed into a giants' tomb with the realization of the exedra and the erection of the central stele of which few traces remain today.

The tomb, which measures about 28 meters in length and six in width, was excavated and restored in the 1960s.

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Address

Via Caterina Longa, Olbia, Italy

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Details

Founded: 1600 BCE
Category: Prehistoric and archaeological sites in Italy

More Information

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Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Pri Bri (2 years ago)
It should be called "giant grave" and not giant's grave tbh, but... It's a super quick stop, I found it interesting but it's not special a s it requires some off road to get there.

Jeroen Tahey (3 years ago)
Interesting place

Ian McGowan (4 years ago)
Fantastically well preserved on of the many burial barrows referred to locally as giant graves.

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