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Giants' grave of Coddu Vecchiu

Nuragic Giants' grave, Bronze Age Sardinia

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Coddu Vecchiu is a Nuragic funerary monument located near Arzachena in northern Sardinia, dating from the Bronze Age. The site consists of a stele, stone megaliths and a gallery grave, and is one of the larger Nuragic Giants' graves on the island. The Nuraghe La Prisgiona is located nearby.

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Monument construction

c. 1800–1600 BC

Excavation

1966

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Burial and Funerary Structures

Gallery graveCistTombs
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Artificial Mounds
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Italy

Coordinates

41.05° N, 9.36° E