. Southern Italy and Sicily, with excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and Corfu : handbook for travellers . History, SAKDLNIA. 41. Route. 423 ascends to the upper stories. There is often a second chamber ahovethe first, and in some rare instances there are three such nuraghi lie, singly or in groups, either on isolated eminencesor on the slopes of the mountains, seldom on the plains. They wereused partly as tombs (like the related domed tombs of Mycenie),partly as places of refuge in case of hostile attacks. To the sameperiod of culture, extending from the close of the later sto
. Southern Italy and Sicily, with excursions to Malta, Sardinia, Tunis, and Corfu : handbook for travellers . History, SAKDLNIA. 41. Route. 423 ascends to the upper stories. There is often a second chamber ahovethe first, and in some rare instances there are three such nuraghi lie, singly or in groups, either on isolated eminencesor on the slopes of the mountains, seldom on the plains. They wereused partly as tombs (like the related domed tombs of Mycenie),partly as places of refuge in case of hostile attacks. To the sameperiod of culture, extending from the close of the later stone ageto the time of the Carthaginian and Roman conquests, may also beascribed the sepulchral structures known as Giants Graves (Tumbasde SOS Gigantes), consisting of oblong piles of stones, refemblingdolmens, 3-6 ft. in breadth and 15-36 ft. long. These are sometimesaccompanied by conical stone pillars personifying the deceased. TheDomus de Gianas, or Fairy Houses, also of the same period, arerock-tombs, consisting of two or more square or circular chambers,one behind the other. Travelling. The most sui
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