Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier
Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE)·Nuragic Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy
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About Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier
Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier in Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy is a Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Nuragic Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 6 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.6769N 9.2925E controls access to Sardinia, Nuoro resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Sardinia, Nuoro, illustrating Nuragic 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
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 1300 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Nuragic Culture
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1300 BCE
Initial construction of Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 1278 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier
1967–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.6769° N · 9.2925° E · 378 m · 4 mapped features
Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier — Main Megalithic Feature
structurePrimary structure at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
39.6769° N · 9.2925° ENuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
39.6765° N · 9.2915° ENuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
39.6765° N · 9.2927° ENuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Eastern Outlier with plastered basin
39.6756° N · 9.2917° E