Muraguada
The giant tomb of Muraguada (also called Mura Cuata or Mura Cuada) is located on the Cagliari – Golfo Aranci Marittima railway near Bauladu , near Paulilatino in the province of Oristano in Sardinia . The buildings called “Tumbas de sos zigantes” in Sardu and “Tombe dei Giganti” in Italian (plur.) Are the largest prenuraghic cult structures in Sardinia and are among the latest megalithic structures in Europe . The 321 known giant tombs are monuments of the Bronze Age Bonnanaro culture (2,200–1,600 BC), the forerunner culture of the Nuragher.
Type sequence
Structurally, giant tombs appear in two variants. The systems with portal steles and exedra are of the older type. In later systems, the exedra consists of a rectangular facade made of processed and layered stone blocks, instead of monolithic steles . The giant grave of Muraguada is a newer type (with a square facade) made of basalt blocks .
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The complex is characterized by dimensions that are below comparable giant graves. The Li Lolghi complex is about twice as large, but those of Sos Ozzastros (3.4 m long) near Abbasanta , Pedras Doladas near Scano di Montiferro and S'Omu'e Nannis are smaller. Muraguada's facade is also much lower than that of the colossal tombs of giants with a parallelepiped facade of Is Concias . Its entrance is of normal size at 60 × 50 cm. The chamber height is 1.8 m, which is above average. The chamber is completely preserved and has an apse and a false vault .
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Coordinates: 40 ° 2 ′ 24 ″ N , 8 ° 43 ′ 1.6 ″ E