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Giants' grave of S'Ena'e Thomes

Nuragic giants' grave, Bronze Age Sardinia

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The giants' grave of S'Ena'e Thomes is a nuragic-era archaeological site located in the municipality of Dorgali, in the province of Nuoro, Sardinia. The tomb, dating back to the Bronze Age, has a dolmen structure with a central stele. The large exedra is composed of slabs stuck into the ground and sorted by descending size from the stele. The funeral hall, rectangular in shape and about 11 m length, is covered with large stone slabs arranged in a Jack arch. Giant's tomb at sa Ena 'e Thomes, Dorgali

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Burial and Funerary Structures

DolmensTombsGraves
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40.38° N, 9.52° E