The cultural project  “Monte ‘e Prama Prenda ‘e Zenia” involves the documentation, conservation, restoration and museum display of the statues found in 1974 at Monte Prama in the province of Oristano, Sardinia.

This is an extraordinary group of stone fragments from the nuragic period depicting archers, warriors, boxers and models of nuraghe.
There are two hypotheses about their age: one theory dates the statues to around the 6th century BC; the other goes farther back to the 1st millenium BC. 
A digital archive of the fragments was created, analyses of the original materials were performed and the conservation treatment is currently underway.
After cleaning with a fine water mist (a non-invasive technique already tested on the monuments of the Roman Forum), the difficult task of joining the pieces follows in order to fit together a puzzle of ten tons of material.
In fact, the Monte 'e Prama statues are monumental in size: taller than two meters each. 
A common characteristic is the rendering of the face, especially the eyes, which are drawn with two concentric circles. Their magnetic gaze transforms the meeting with the viewer into a memorable experience.

For further information, visit the project website:
http://www.monteprama.it/