Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1
Santu Antine Village N1
Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)·Late Neolithic Atlantic·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Sassari, Torralba, Italy
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About Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1
Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1 in Sardinia, Sassari, Torralba, Italy is a Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Late Neolithic Atlantic. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and domestic quarter. Dimensions chamber 4.2 m × 2.8 m; mound 18 m diameter; area 1.8 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Late Neolithic Atlantic megalithic with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 250 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence 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. 3000–2500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (3000–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Late Neolithic Atlantic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial tomb and territorial marker
- Rediscovered
- 1928
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000–2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 885 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1932
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1502 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
40.4800° N · 8.7700° E · 250 m · 4 mapped features
- Principal ChamberchamberPrincipal Chamber at Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1 — chamber with stratified deposits40.4783° N · 8.7675° E
- Peripheral Kerb SegmentkerbPeripheral Kerb Segment at Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1 — kerb with stratified deposits40.4794° N · 8.7721° E
- Outlier Menhirstanding stoneOutlier Menhir at Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1 — standing stone with stratified deposits40.4814° N · 8.7689° E
- Ancillary CairncairnAncillary Cairn at Nuraghe Santu Antine — Ancillary Village N1 — cairn with stratified deposits40.4810° N · 8.7712° E
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