Laccaneddu Tomb of the Giants, Villanova Monteleone, Italy

The Laccaneddu Tomb of the Giants is a Bronze age tomb dating from the 1800-1400 BCE. It is over 7 meters long and 2,8m wide.

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Giuseppe Pala (13 months ago)
The evolutionary phase of the menhirs which are structured into giants' tombs following the evolutionary path of the Bretton-French tombs of the "alles couvert", an easily accessible site and a very interesting tomb.

Felice Mancini (3 years ago)
The site is located on a plain surrounded by hills. There were some beautiful colors.

Gabriela Escobar (3 years ago)
Beautiful place!

Klaus Treff (5 years ago)
Small grave site. Still clearly recognizable as a grave complex. Right on the dirt road.

A S'Andira Turismo Culturale e Comunicazione (5 years ago)
A place of great charm even if poorly preserved

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