The hypogeic necropolis of Anghelu Ruiu – the Red Angel – is one of the most important sites in Sardinia. It is a complex of 38 hand-cut subterranean tombs used by different cultures from 3000 to 1500 BC. From the inside out – and from the outside in. Many more photos and info on the [...]

A week of winter sailing round Sardinia has left me deeply impressed with the richness and complexity of the prehistoric cultures that thrived there. The late neolithic Ozieri culture followed by the Filigosa, Abealzu, and Monte Claro cultures – up until the early Bronze Age Bonnanaro culture – all left a dazzling wealth of architecture [...]