Nuraghe La Prisgiona
Nuraghe La Prisgiona di Arzachena
Late Bronze Age·Nuragic·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Gallura, Arzachena, Italy
About
About Nuraghe La Prisgiona
Well-preserved mixed-type nuraghe in Capichera valley near Arzachena, comprising central tower with tholos plus bastion and curtain with hut village of 15+ circular huts including capanna delle riunioni (meeting hut with stone bench). Part of Gallura Nuragic landscape near Giants' Tombs Coddu Vecchiu and Li Lolghi and Temple of Malchittu. Dated c.14th century BCE, controlled trade routes to Corsica. Excavated by Angela Antona since 1960s, with tangible village life evidence (hearths, pottery).
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Meeting hut bench function — council or cult?
Theories
- 01Gateway controlling Gallura-Corsica maritime exchange
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. 1400–1200 BCE
- Period
- Late Bronze Age
- Culture
- Nuragic
- Purpose
- Nuragic settlement and meeting/tholos fortress
- Abandoned
- c.700 BCE
- Rediscovered
- Excavated 1959 Chiera, Antona
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1400–1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1065 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
40.9410° N · 9.2683° E · 150 m · 2 mapped features
Meeting Hut
hutCapanna delle riunioni with perimeter bench
40.9410° N · 9.2683° ENuraghe Keep
towerCentral tholos tower with bastion
40.9411° N · 9.2685° E
Gallery