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{{Short description|Sardinian megalithic gallery grave by the Nuragic civilization}} {{other uses|Giant's Grave (disambiguation)}} [[File:Foto aerea della tomba Tomba dei Giganti "Sa Domu 'e S'Orku2 in territorio di Siddi. La tomba risale al periodo nuragico.jpg|right|thumb|340px|Aerial view of the Giant's grave of Sa Domu 'e S'Orcu in [[Siddi, Sardinia|Siddi]].]] '''Giants' grave''' ({{langx|it|tomba dei giganti}}; {{langx|sc|tumba de zigantes}} or {{lang|sc|gigantis}}) is the name given by [[Sardinians|local people]] and [[archaeologist]]s to a type of [[Sardinia]]n [[megalithic]] [[gallery grave]] built during the [[Bronze Age]] by the [[Nuragic civilization]]. They were collective tombs and can be found throughout [[Sardinia]], with 800 being discovered there.<ref name=Atzeni.I>[https://www.academia.edu/2572124/ASPETTI_E_PROBLEMATICHE_DEL_RITUALE_FUNERARIO_DI_ETA_NURAGICA Aspetti e problematiche del rituale funarario di etΓ nuragica]</ref> A stone [[cairn]] lies over the burial chambers, with some examples having a cup-shaped entrance similar to the [[court cairn]] tombs of [[Ireland]].
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