Three new Domus de Janas have come to light at the site of Sant'Andrea Priu, the archaeological area of Bonorva : a discovery that is part of the activities linked to the Ministry of Culture's project for the excavation, restoration and enhancement of the Meilogu territory.

The discovery of the tombs brings the number of known hypogea to 20. Numerous significant finds have been made within them, and are currently being analyzed.

This new discovery enriches our knowledge of the domus de janas, tombs dug into the rock that often feature carved details of the homes of the living and symbolic decorations linked to magical-religious rituals , and adds to the serial site of the domus de janas which recently obtained UNESCO recognition as a World Heritage Site.

Bonorva also boasts two of the seventeen necropolises inscribed on the prestigious list: Sant'Andrea Priu and Sa Pala Larga . The excavation took place in the plateau area, near the worked rock known as "Campanile" or "Toro," whose shape dominates the surrounding valley.

The characteristics of the terrain between Tomb XII and Tomb XIII (known as the "Tomb of the Hearth") suggested the presence of a new tomb yet to be explored. The excavations have indeed uncovered three new domus de janas (the XVIII, XIX, and XX), arranged in a fan shape starting from the Tomb of the Hearth.

This morning, the project was presented in the presence of Massimo D'Agostino, mayor of Bonorva; Elena Anna Boldetti, regional secretary of the Ministry of Culture for Sardinia; Isabella Fera, Superintendent of Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Landscape of Nuoro and Sassari; Patrizia Luciana Tomassetti, project manager - Regional Secretariat of the Ministry of Culture for Sardinia; Nadia Canu, archaeologist - Superintendence of Nuoro and Sassari; Pinna Corraine, archaeologist - Superintendence of Nuoro and Sassari; and Sofia Bertolini, restoration officer at the same superintendence.