The largest Punic necropolis in the Mediterranean

The Tuvixeddu Necropolis, situated within the city of Cagliari, Sardinia, is known as "little cavity" in Sardinian. It is the largest Punic necropolis in the Mediterranean. Between the 6th and 3rd centuries BC, the Carthaginians chose this hill to bury their dead, reaching the burial chambers through a well dug into the limestone rock from two to eleven meters deep. The chambers were beautifully decorated, and archaeologists found amphorae and ampoules for essences among the remains.

Among the Punic tombs, the "Uraeus Tomb" and the "Fighter Tomb" are of particular interest, decorated with paintings of palm trees and masks. Another famous tomb is the one "of the Wheel". On the slopes of the Tuvixeddu hill, there is also a Roman necropolis overlooking the road at the exit of the city, consisting mainly of arcosolium tombs and columbaria.

The necropolis opened to the public in May 2014, during the XVIII edition of Monumenti Aperti. The archaeological area is large and originally consisted of an area of about 80 hectares (200 acres).

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