The tomb of the giant Moru is about a hundred meters from the Nuraghe Albucciu, to which it probably belonged.

The collective tomb consists of a rectangular corridor covered with slabs arranged horizontally (in a flat band), in which the bodies of the deceased were placed.

As with the other tombs of the giants, the exedra, which delimits the large ceremonial space in front of the tomb, was only added later.

Unfortunately, only the basic rows and a few small slabs have survived from the latter, which indicates that the front of the tomb was built in rows (i.e. made of dry stone) in contrast to the other giant tombs in the Arzachenese area.

However, there is a technical device used in the tombs of giants, namely an exedra equipped with a stele: there are two parallel blocks narrowing the burial corridor just behind the entrance, which may have been important for the balance of the stele.

The part behind the exedra and the burial passage were surrounded by a mound of earth and stones, which was enlarged at the same time as the exedra was added.

The finds from the oldest phase of the tomb, especially the miniature jars, were found in the corridor.

Numerous objects belonging to the second phase of the monument's life come from the corridor and the exedra, including a cup on a foot, the fragments of two daggers and a grain of amber.

Other materials from the two phases of the tomb visit were collected in a pit dug in the area in front of the entrance.

The finds are part of a long chronological arc of use of the tomb, which stretches from the middle Bronze Age (between 1600-1300 BC) to the younger and last Bronze Age (between 1300 and 900 BC).

The tomb was also frequently visited in the Punic period and recognized as a sacred place. Evidence of this is the addition of a small entrance manhole cover engraved with a Daleth, the fourth letter of the Punic alphabet and a symbol associated with the cult of the goddess Tanit, and a Punic coin showing the dating element for the last visit to the Moru tomb between 300 and 264 BC represents.

Source: gesecoarzachena.it/?page_id=1573

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Dave Rave

April 11, 2024

definitely worth seeing

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Dave Rave

April 11, 2024

It is very impressive how well preserved this complex is.

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