In the re-edition of Condaghes (2012) of Duncan Mackenzie’s book “The dolmens, Thombs of the Giants and Nuraghi of Sardinia”, published in London in 1910, regarding the Tomb of the Giants of “S’Altare ‘e Logula” in Sarule (one of the two positioned at a short mutual distance), it reads among other things “…there is a large rectangular slab of granite planted vertically in the ground, but which now wobbles a little at the front, with a large raised frame around the edge… The large arch-shaped stele was familiar to us, we had already seen it in Borore, Goronna and elsewhere, but with a difference. Here, the characteristic curved apex that should have finished the slab of the entrance at the top is missing. Let’s then examine more closely the large slab lying on the ground and see that it is the missing arch-shaped stele, fallen face down, which, when it was in place, rested on the edge above the other. We then note that the large entrance stele, generally monolithic, in this case was made in two separate pieces…”
This is certainly a peculiar feature of this burial, but it should also be noted how in the black and white photo attached to Mackenzie’s publication, the rectangular slab was still intact at that time. However, due to “wobbling”, it likely happened that it fell to the ground and broke. The subsequent restoration, financed by the local Mountain Community, was reported by “Nuova Sardegna” in an article published back in 2004.
The photos of the Tomb of Giants of S’Altare ‘e Logula are by Nuraviganne, Sergio Melis, and Giovanni Sotgiu.
