Pranu Muttedu: Sardinia's Silent Stone hidden in Plain Goni Sight

The Pranu Muttedu Archaeological Park, shrouded in a rural setting since 1980, has captivated renowned archaeologist, Enrico Atzeni, like an unquenchable thirst. Sprawling over approximately 200,000 square meters, it conceals around sixty sets of menhirs, hushed like silent sentinels. These stones, no ordinary rocks, shield tombs dating back to Sardinia's Pre-Nuragic era. The cemeteries of choice for the Ozieri culture, they span from the Late Neolithic period to the Copper Age, but what became of them once the music ceased playing? A query that lingers to this day in Muttedu. So, dig in your curiosity, or a shovel, and join us in unraveling the hidden stories of Pranu Muttedu Archaeological Park.

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