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Sardinia’s Ancient Giant Statues Inspired by People with Acromegaly, Study Claims

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One of the Giant statues of Mont’e Prama in Sardinia. Credit: DedaloNur / CC BY-SA 3.0 Massive stone statues unearthed in western Sardinia continue to puzzle archaeologists, decades after their first discovery. Known as the Giants of Mont’e Prama, the figures were carved by the Nuragic people, who inhabited the island from roughly 1800 to 200 BCE. Now, a new study suggests Sardinia’s ancient giant statues may have been inspired by individuals wi…See the Story

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The Mystery of the Iron Age Statues in a Sardinian Necropolis: A Bold New Theory Suggests They Depict Real-Life Giants

One of the Monte Prama Giants. Photo: DedaloNur / Wikimedia Commons Towering between 2 and 2.5 meters tall, the Giants of Monte Prama are massive stone statues crafted by the Nuragic civilization, which flourished on the island of Sardinia between the 18th and 2nd centuries BCE.The first of these enigmatic sculptures was discovered in 1974, in a necropolis near the town of Cabras. Since then, more statues have gradually come to light—the most re…Read Article

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