Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex
Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE)·Nuragic Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy
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About Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex
Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex 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 citadel 7 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.6623N 9.3069E 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
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
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. 1300 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Nuragic Culture
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1300 BCE
Initial construction of Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1074 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.6623° N · 9.3069° E · 371 m · 3 mapped features
Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex — Main Megalithic Feature
moundPrimary mound at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
39.6640° N · 9.3069° ENuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
dromosAncillary dromos at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex — burial gallery with stratified deposits
39.6628° N · 9.3052° ENuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
structureOutlier structure panel linked to Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
39.6638° N · 9.3072° E