https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_of_Mont%27e_Prama
This is the head of a Nuragic statue representing a boxer, these statues have been dated recently around 1050-850 bc, making them the oldest in Europe.
Their height is around 2-2,5 meters depending on the statue, they represent warriors, archers, boxers and last years a new type of statue has been found, a group of twins with a peculiar type of shield.
The site investigated is around 75000 m^2, but according to Gaetano Ranieri, the geophysicist who's studying it thanks to the georadar. it could be as big as 300000 m^2
The statues have been found over a huge numbers of tombs, the exact number is still not known but more than a hundred of those have been discovered now.
Inside one of the tombs, an Egyptian scarab dated to 1350-1050 bc, has been found.
The statues have been violently destroyed around the IVth century bc but it's unknown what happened exactly.
>>28680
>The statues have been violently destroyed around the IVth century bc but it's unknown what happened exactly.
I bet the Sea Peoples did this (though it's a bit too early).
>>28703
The sea peoples were not around during that time.
>>28680
One of the few examples of Nuragic writings, this one has been proven to be autentic in 2013 thanks to a Thermoluminescence exam and dated around the IX-VIIIth century bc, it remains undeciphered of course.
>>28815
Undeciphred amphora from the nuragic site of Arcus is Forros, unknown language (IX-VIIIth century bc)
>>28909
Areal view of the necropolis of Mt.Prama, the corpses have been dated around 1150-850 bc with C14.
>>28952
Reconstruction of Nuraghe Barumini and the nearby settlement (1450-1250 bc)
>>28680
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chachapoya_culture
The cloud people of Peru.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_culture
Nazca people
>>29138
Ruins of the Nuragic water well temple of St.Cristins (1100-1000 bc)
This wooden statue is found to be twice as old as the pyramids. The date is unknown but its believed to be the oldest wooden statue.
>>29260
Statue of a Nuragic warrior next to a Nuragic bronze statuette depicting a similar figure.
>>28680
oh shit its the Cultists
>>29738
What?
