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(Redirected from Elephant's Rock) Boulder resembling an elephant
Roccia dell'Elefante

The Elephant's Rock is a large boulder of trachyte and andesite, eroded by the atmospheric agents that gave it the shape of an elephant. It is about 4 m (13 ft) high.

The rock is located near Castelsardo, Sardinia, to the left of the old road that led from the hamlet of Multeddu to the village of Sedini.

The Elephant's Rock has a great archaeological importance, because two domus de janas, ancient tombs dating back to the pre-nuragic period, have been carved inside.

Gallery

  • The Elephant's Rock, near the road Landscape
  • Taurine engraving in the domus de janas Taurine engraving
  • Domus de janas Domus de janas
  • View of the other side of the rocks View of the other side

References

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  2. "Castelsardo.tk - roccia-dell'elefante". 2012-04-18. Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. "Le due tombe nella roccia dell'elefante - La Nuova Sardegna". Archivio - La Nuova Sardegna (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  4. "Sardegna Cultura - Luoghi della cultura - Monumenti". www.sardegnacultura.it. Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  5. "Discovering Sedini and the rocks of Anglona". Sardinia 4 Emotions. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  6. "Elephant Rock, Castelsardo, Sardinia". Essential Italy. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  7. Melis, Paolo (1991). La domus dell'elefante. Sassari: Carlo Delfino Editore.

40°53′23″N 8°44′46″E / 40.88968°N 8.74622°E / 40.88968; 8.74622

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