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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: San Cosimo Tomba di GigantiCountry: Italy Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Guspini Nearest Village: Arbus
Latitude: 39.505770N Longitude: 8.616410E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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tgd visited on 27th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Well preserved Tomba de Giganti. One of the largest on the island. A badly preserved Nuraghi and an abandoned church are on the hill across the road.
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This huge complex comprises a large tomb with forecourt and large stone circles attached to it. Built of granite blocks, the site has the usual horned forecourt but in this case it is extended to a full circle in front of the site. There is a 26 metre long chamber partially dug into the ground and with a trapezoidal cross section. Further stone circles are attached to the side of the chamber. Excavations in 1981 yielded Middle Bronze Age Nuragic finds dating to the 14th century BC which included six intact vessels and numerous pot sherds. The vessels had twin handles and a flat inner lip. Other finds included glass bead necklaces. The site is located on a small road which runs from just north of Gonnosfanadiga to Arbus. Travelling north from Gonnosfanadiga towards Guspini (shown as the SS196 on Michelin Maps and Google Maps but as the SS126 elswhere) at the first crossroads turn left and then soon right towards Arbus. 2.5 kilometres down this road there is a turning to a quarry on the left. Take this but keep right and, ignoring other turns to the left, keep on this rough earthen lane to reach the site after around 650 metres.
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