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<< Our Photo Pages >> Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti - Chambered Tomb in Italy in Sardinia (Sardegna)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti Alternative Name: Sa Domu'e s'Orku Giants' Tomb
Country: Italy
NOTE: This site is 3.385 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Sanluri  Nearest Village: Siddi
Latitude: 39.686170N  Longitude: 8.871180E
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.
 5 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.
 5 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
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Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by SolarMegalith : Site in Sardinia (Sardegna) Italy Tomba di Giganti Sa Domu 'e S'Orcu - view for the entrance and two wings forming shape of "bull's head" (photo taken on September 2010). (Vote or comment on this photo)
From SolarMegalith "Tomba di Giganti Sa Domu 'e S'Orku is located West from Siddi, near the local road, on the plateau of the mountain. It's dated for 1500 - 1350 BC, representing a typical funeral architecture of nuragic culture. The 10 m long and 1,10 m wide burial chamber is still in very good condition. Two wings, forming characteristic shape of "bull's head" are visible. The tomb was excavated by Giovanni Lilu in 1940s".

Additional information submitted by Drew Parsons October 2010: This is an enormous tomb set on a high plateau just outside the village of Siddi. It is built of huge isodomic basalt blocks with a large burial chamber 10 metres long by 1.25 metres wide with a truncated cone cross section narrowing towards the top of the chamber. Inside the chamber there is a niche near the entrance. The forecourt is built of rows of huge, rectangular blocks of stone and measures 18 metres across whilst the overall length of the monument is 15.2 metres oriented towards the south east. Excavations revealed furneral remains including pot sherds dated back to the Middle Bronze Age (16th century BC). It is thought that the site was in use over a long period of time and traces of carbon were found on a layer above the pot sherds. Later dated finds at the site include Carthaginian and Roman items. The site is well signposted although remote. To reach it take the Siddi to Gonnostramatza road to the top of the plateau (just before the provincial boundary) and turn right at the site sign on to a maze of concrete tracks. Follow this concrete lane and site signs around the plateau for approximately 2.5 kilometres to reach the site. There is a car park there. To return to the main road continue in the same clockwise direction around this concrete road for 2 kilometres (which makes a circuit around the plateau). The site underwent restoration work after a collapse of some parts of the tomb in th 1940s. An informative website (in Italian but can be run through Google Translate) is at:http://www.sardegnacultura.it/j/v/253?s=24692&v=2&c=2488&c1=2127&t=1. Another good website (in Italian) describing this site is at: http://www.ilportalesardo.it/archeo/siddi.htm


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Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by SolarMegalith : Tomba di Giganti Sa Domu 'e S'Orcu - view from the NE with visible northern wing (photo taken on September 2010). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : The entrance to the chamber which is orientated towards the south east. October 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : The massive masonry work can be seen in this photo of the forecourt and chamber entrance. October 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by SolarMegalith : Tomba di Giganti Sa Domu 'e s'Orku - view from the SE (photo taken on September 2010). (Vote or comment on this photo)

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : A circle in front and to the side of the site. October 2010.

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : The finely shaped end of the chamber built 3600 years ago. October 2010.

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : The outside of the chamber. October 2010.

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : The massive blocks used in the construction are basalt. October 2010.

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by SolarMegalith : Tomba di Giganti Sa Domu 'e s'Orku - view from the south with visible wing of the tomb and long burial chamber (photo taken on September 2010).

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : More cup marks on the opposite side of the entrance to the chamber. October 2010.

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : Cup marks by the entrance to the chamber. October 2010.

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : Various shaped stones in the forecourt area. October 2010.

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : Looking back down the 10 metre long burial chamber. October 2010

Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti
Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti submitted by DrewParsons : The front view of this monster tomb. October 2010.

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Re: Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti by DrewParsons on Tuesday, 09 November 2010
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This is an enormous tomb set on a high plateau just outside the village of Siddi. It is built of huge isodomic basalt blocks with a large burial chamber 10 metres long by 1.25 metres wide with a truncated cone cross section narrowing towards the top of the chamber. Inside the chamber there is a niche near the entrance. The forecourt is built of rows of huge, rectangular blocks of stone and measures 18 metres across whilst the overall length of the monument is 15.2 metres oriented towards the south east. Excavations revealed furneral remains including pot sherds dated back to the Middle Bronze Age (16th century BC). It is thought that the site was in use over a long period of time and traces of carbon were found on a layer above the pot sherds. Later dated finds at the site include Carthaginian and Roman items. The site is well signposted although remote. To reach it take the Siddi to Gonnostramatza road to the top of the plateau (just before the provincial boundary) and turn right at the site sign on to a maze of concrete tracks. Follow this concrete lane and site signs around the plateau for approximately 2.5 kilometres to reach the site. There is a car park there. To return to the main road continue in the same clockwise direction around this concrete road for 2 kilometres (which makes a circuit around the plateau). The site underwent restoration work after a collapse of some parts of the tomb in th 1940s. An informative website (in Italian but can be run through Google Translate) is at:http://www.sardegnacultura.it/j/v/253?s=24692&v=2&c=2488&c1=2127&t=1
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Re: Sa Domu'e s'Orku Tomba di Giganti by SolarMegalith on Sunday, 12 September 2010
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Tomba di Giganti Sa Domu 'e S'Orcu is located West from Siddi, near the local road, on the plateau of the mountain. It's dated for 1500 - 1350 BC, representing a typical funeral architecture of nuragic culture. The 10 m long and 1,10 m wide burial chamber is still in very good condition. Two wings, forming characteristic shape of "bull's head" ale visible. The tomb was excavated by Giovanni Lilu in 1940s.
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