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domus de janas

Cultural · Inscribed: 2025

Site Information

UNESCO ID
1730
Category
Cultural
Country
Italy
Inscribed
2025
Coordinates
40.0850, 8.9510

Selection Criteria

(iii)

Criteria: (iii)

Description

Domus de Janas (Sardinian for 'House of the Fairies' or, alternatively, 'House of Witches') are a type of pre-Nuragic rock-cut chamber tomb found in Sardinia. They consist of several chambers quarried out by the people of the San Ciriaco through Ozieri cultures and subsequent cultures, resembling houses in their layout.

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