Nuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Torralba, Italy
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About Nuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well
Nuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well in Sardinia, Torralba, Italy is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 40.4860N 8.7700E controls access to Sardinia resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for Sardinia, Torralba, illustrating Neolithic 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
- 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. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1999 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Nuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well main structure
c. 1939
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1999–2014
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Nuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
40.4860° N · 8.7700° E · 353 m · 3 mapped features
Nuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
40.4868° N · 8.7709° ENuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
40.4850° N · 8.7693° ENuraghe Santu Antine Courtyard Well — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
40.4875° N · 8.7712° E