5,000-Year-Old “Fairy Houses” Unearthed in Sardinia, Italy

5,000-Year-Old “Fairy Houses” Unearthed in Sardinia, Italy

A rock‑cut entrance at the Sant’Andrea Priu archaeological complex in Bonorva, Sardinia, Italy. Credit: Helga Steinreich / CC BY-SA 3.0 Archaeologists have uncovered three new rock-cut tombs, known as Domus de Janas or “Fairy Houses,” at the Sant’Andrea Priu archaeological complex in northern Sardinia, Italy. The discovery brings the total number of hypogea at the site to twenty and sheds new light on the island’s prehistoric burial traditions. …

Three prehistoric domus de janas, or "fairy houses," unearthed in Sardinia, Italy

In a significant archaeological find, researchers have unearthed three previously unknown domus de janas, or “fairy houses,” in the Sant’Andrea Priu archaeological site in Bonorva, Sardinia. These rock-cut tombs, officially designated as Tombs XVIII, XIX, and XX, bring the total number of known hypogea at the site to twenty and significantly enhance our understanding of […]