Domus de Janas on the Path to UNESCO: CESIM's Initiative Featured in L'Unione Sarda
The Sardinian newspaper covers the launch of the long process to inscribe the prehistoric rock tombs among the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
L’Unione Sarda highlights the initiative led by the Centro Studi Identità e Memoria to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the Domus de Janas—prehistoric rock-cut tombs carved between the end of the 5th and the 3rd millennium BCE. Sardinia is home to around 3,500 such sites.
The project, launched via a petition on Change.org, has gained the support of scholars, institutions, and local administrations. It was formally presented at a conference in Nuoro, with the participation of universities, cultural authorities, and representatives from the Superintendency of Archaeology.
The goal is to include the Domus de Janas on UNESCO’s Tentative List—a necessary first step before full nomination, as was the case with Su Nuraxi of Barumini. CESIM representatives stress the importance of protecting and promoting this heritage as a way to revitalize Sardinian communities.