Blocks of granite that guard an ancient history. A story told on the border between Ogliastra and Barbagia.
Right there, where Sardinia shows itself in one of its purest and wildest forms, there is a precious testimony of civilisation.
In the territory of Villagrande Strisaili in the locality of Santa Barbara on the eastern shore of Lake Flumendosa, there is evidence of an ancient civilisation dating back to a distant time between 1300 and 900 BC.
The tomb of giants of Pradu su Chiai – also known as Sa Conca e’ Pira Onne – is a burial site characterised by regular stones and a stele with three recesses (notched frieze). An image that recalls ancestral cults and rituals, immersed in the nature of an island to be discovered also thanks to its past. (la Nuova Sardegna – October 2020)
The photos of the Pradu su Chiai tomb of giants are by: Maurizio Cossu, Nicola Castangia, Giovanni Sotgiu, Marco Cocco and Vittorio Pirozzi.
