Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace
Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE)·Ozieri Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Sassari, Italy
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About Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace
Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace in Sardinia, Sassari, Italy is a Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE) temple complex attributed to Ozieri Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 10 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 40.7983N 8.4309E controls access to Sardinia, Sassari resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Sardinia, Sassari, illustrating Ozieri Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Ozieri Culture
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction of Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1049 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
40.7983° N · 8.4309° E · 43 m · 3 mapped features
Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace — Main Temple-Complex Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
40.7971° N · 8.4309° EMonte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
40.7964° N · 8.4296° EMonte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
40.7982° N · 8.4329° E