The Romans, "tomb raiders" and the cement industry Due to a series of coinciding events, the area was damaged beginning in the Roman Age. In fact, the Roman workmen, in the year 140, built a large stretch of aqueduct, still quite visible in the archaeological site, thus intersecting and damaging many Phoenician-Punic burials. The "tomb raiders" of all eras raided hundreds of tombs, stealing their contents. Furthermore, the extracting activities of Santa Gilla's nearby cement industry and via Is Maglias' limestone industry have destroyed a number of Phoenician-Punic tombs and elegant Roman vaults. Italcementi's local building yard has created a deep canyon a few kilometres long that runs from via Falzarego to via Is Maglias. The continuous excavations undertaken by the Santa Gilla cement industry's heavy machinery have created an enormous quarry.
