dolmen of Prunaiola

The Dolmen of Prunaiola is a prehistoric funerary monument on a small plateau near Torralba in north-western Sardinia, Italy. It stands close to the Carlo Felice state road, the nearby Giants’ Tomb of Cabu Abbas, and two rock-cut tombs known as domus de janas. The surrounding area contains evidence of human occupation extending back into prehistory.

Built from trachite blocks, the monument served as a collective burial place and a place of worship during the Copper Age. It follows a trilithic design, with two upright stones supporting a horizontal slab. The large covering slab remains in place, resting on two natural rock outcrops.

A small female clay figurine measuring 3.15 by 2.2 centimetres was found nearby and is held by the G. A. Sanna National Archaeological and Ethnographic Museum in Sassari. The monument is associated with the Ozieri culture of the Late Neolithic, broadly dated to between 3500/3300 and 2900 BCE.

The site is generally dated by typological comparison to about 4000–3000 BCE. It is part of the megalithic tradition found across Europe and especially prominent in Sardinia during the Copper Age.

dolmen of Prunaiola is a dolmen in Torralba, Italy. Wikidata describes it as: ancient tomb in Torralba, Sardinia, Italy. A typological estimate: 4000 BCE to 3000 BCE. Elevation: 370 m. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the Italian article "Dolmen di Prunaiola", shown in the original language.