Editing Giants' grave (section)

==Types==
[[File:Giants' grave Coddu Vecchiu (Sardegna).jpg|right|500px|thumb|Coddu Vecchju - [[Arzachena]]]]

There are two general types of giants' tomb. In the so-called "slab type", uncut slabs are buried on end in the ground, and are arranged side-by-side. There is usually a central [[stele]], which is the largest slab (up to 4&nbsp;m in height) and has a doorway cut through it.

In the more primitive slab-type giants tombs, the central slab is unmodified aside from the entrance that is cut through it at the base, or else there is a crude dolmen-like arrangement of 3 uncut rocks to form the entrance (Osono, Sortali, Lolghi, Pescaredda). In more advanced slab-type giants tombs, the central slab is modified so as to be rounded on top, and has a simple design carved into the front surface (Dorgali, Goronna, Santu Bainzu, Coddu Vecchju).

[[File:Nuraghe Palmavera (Alghero) 40.jpg|thumb|Graphic reconstruction]]
The [[sepulchre]]s have a characteristic rectangular plan with an [[apse]]. The burial chamber is usually 5 to 15 metres long and 1 to 2 metres high. The structures were originally covered by a mound resembling the shape of an overturned ship. Near the entrance an [[obelisk]] (''betile'' in [[Sardinian language|Sardinian]]) is usually found, which symbolizes the gods or ancestors who watched over the dead.

The so-called "block type" tombs are made of rectangular-cut blocks (Bidistili, Madau II, Seleni II, Iloi, Mura Cuata).

There are also structures similar to the block-type giants tombs on the island of [[Malta]], in the [[United Kingdom]]<ref>[http://www.mysteriousbritain.co.uk/scotland/arran/ancient-sites/giants-graves.html Giant's Graves]</ref> and in [[Menorca]] ([[naveta]]).<ref>Giovanni Lilliu, La civiltà nuragica, Sassari 1982 p.54</ref>
[[File:Sardegna mappa tombe dei giganti.svg|thumb|Geographical distribution of the Giant tombs in Sardinia]]