Article 5Z090 Iron-age boxer statues’ torsos discovered in Sardinian necropolis

Iron-age boxer statues’ torsos discovered in Sardinian necropolis

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Angela Giuffrida in Rome
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Bare torsos of two warrior statues are latest finds of giants of Mont'e Prama' dug up since 1970s

The torsos of two statues of boxers, dating back to the iron age, have been discovered at the Mont'e Prama necropolis in Sardinia.

The latest finds, sculpted in limestone by the Nuragic civilisation, add to several other statues of boxers, wrestlers and archers dug up at the site since the 1970s and which have become known as the giants of Mont'e Prama".

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