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Nuraghe Losa Central tower of the Nuraghe Santu Antine of Torralba Nuraghe "Su Nuraxi" The nuraghe, or nurhag, [1] is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BC. [2] Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture known as the Nuragic ...
The nuraghe Genna Maria is an archaeological site in the comune of Villanovaforru, province of South Sardinia. It is located atop a hill in the Marmilla region, near the Campidano plain. The structure is complex, formed by an original central tower, built in the middle Bronze Age (2200-1600 BC), to which later were added other four towers and a ...
Reconstruction of Nuraghe Arrubiu by Vittorio Anedda. The structure was built during the fifteenth century BC; the main tower originally reached a height of between 25 and 30 metres, making it one of the tallest structures in Bronze Age Europe. The main structure, which is made up of five towers, is protected by two secondary walls, making a ...
The nuraghe Is Paras is an archeological site of Isili, a town in the historical region of Sarcidano, province of South Sardinia. The nuraghe is located in a strategic position dominating the underlying territories open to the West. Its shape is that of a trilobate nuraghe, formed by a triangular bastion with three towers at the corners.
The central tower with diameter of 15 metres is 17 metres high. Santu Antine is made of huge basalt blocks. It has three floors. Corridor. The top floor is now gone. Some 27 meters long corridors built with the corbel arch technique can be observed inside of the Nuraghe, superimposed on two floors, the Nuraghe was provided with three wells. [1]
The site is located less than a kilometer from the village, on a dorsal overlooking the Flumini Mannu.. It is a construction that dates back to 1800 BC, which has the peculiarity of being composed of different types of constructions such as a corridor Nuraghe (the oldest part of the building) and false dome towers.
The Nuraghe S'Urachi or S'Uraki is an archaeological site of the Bronze Age period located in the municipality of San Vero Milis, in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy. Situated in an alluvial plain near the town, it is a complex nuraghe , protected by seven visible towers, linked together by an antemural, and by three other probable ...
The nuraghe Seruci is an important archaeological site, ... The nuraghe is of the complex type, it consists of a central tower surrounded by five other towers, ...