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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Palatu Tomba di Giganti Alternative Name: Palatu Giants' Tomb
Country: Italy Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Nuoro  Nearest Village: Birori
Latitude: 40.267370N  Longitude: 8.814270E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
no data

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Palatu Tomba di Giganti
Palatu Tomba di Giganti submitted by AlexHunger : Bonze Age Megalithic tomb with arc shaped facade in Birori, Sardinia. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Remains of arc shaped Megalithic tomb facing South East measuring 12 Meters wide and 17 Meters long.

The facade is double, but there is no Stele.


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Palatu Tomba di Giganti
Palatu Tomba di Giganti submitted by SolarMegalith : Tomba di Giganti Palatu, megalithic tomb from nuragic period located in the centre of Birori village - view from the NE (photo taken on September 2010). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palatu Tomba di Giganti
Palatu Tomba di Giganti submitted by SolarMegalith : Burial chamber of Tomba di Giganti Palatu - view from the East (photo taken on September 2010). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Palatu Tomba di Giganti
Palatu Tomba di Giganti submitted by AlexHunger : Bonze Age Megalithic tomb with arc shaped facade in Birori. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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