Overview

• The serial designation covers 17 Domus de Janas necropoleis spread across central and northern Sardinia
• The tombs represent the largest underground funerary architecture in the Western Mediterranean and document Neolithic burial rites and symbolic rituals
• Dating from the Middle Neolithic through the Copper Age, the 3,500 rock-cut graves include about 210 chambers decorated with ritual symbols
• The nomination process launched in 2018 was coordinated by Centro Studi Identità e Memorie with Sardinian regional bodies and municipalities led by Alghero
• Sardinia’s regional government has allocated €15 million to secure the sites, improve accessibility and promote sustainable cultural tourism