Dolmen of the Paladins

The Dolmen dei Paladini is a very ancient monument showing the link between man, geology and archaeology, located in the Corato countryside in the Colonnella district. It is a megalithic tomb that testifies to the worship of the dead in prehistoric times, discovered in 1913 by scholar Marco Gervasio.

It consists of four stone slabs placed vertically and a covering slab placed horizontally. A fragment of a jar was found inside, the only find that allows the monument to be dated around the Bronze Age.

The imposing dimensions fueled the imagination of the farmers who called the building “Chianca dei Paladini”.