Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East
Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE)·Nuragic Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Oristano, Italy
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About Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East
Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East in Sardinia, Oristano, 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 necropolis 10 × 6 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 40.1304N 8.8208E controls access to Sardinia, Oristano 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, Oristano, illustrating Nuragic Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ancestral burial reuse over centuries
- 02Astronomical alignment hypothesis
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 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Nuragic Culture
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1400 BCE
Initial construction of Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East main structure
c. 929 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
40.1304° N · 8.8208° E · 203 m · 3 mapped features
Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East — Main Megalithic Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
40.1311° N · 8.8193° ENuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
40.1316° N · 8.8225° ENuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Nuraghe Losa Annex Courtyard East ceremonial landscape
40.1288° N · 8.8199° E