Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier
Bronze Age (1500-500 BCE)·Nuragic Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Medio Campidano, Italy
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About Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier
Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier in Sardinia, Medio Campidano, Italy is a Bronze Age (1500-500 BCE) ancient village attributed to Nuragic Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal platform 8 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.7031N 8.9961E controls access to Sardinia, Medio Campidano 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, Medio Campidano, illustrating Nuragic Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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 (1500-500 BCE)
- Culture
- Nuragic Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 1300 BCE
Initial construction of Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier main structure
c. 978 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier
1971–2022
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.7031° N · 8.9961° E · 239 m · 3 mapped features
Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier — Main Ancient-Village Feature
templePrimary temple at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
39.7022° N · 8.9979° ESu Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier — Secondary Enclosure
chamberAncillary chamber at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier — burial gallery with stratified deposits
39.7031° N · 8.9958° ESu Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier — Outlier Rock Art Panel
cairnOutlier cairn panel linked to Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Eastern Outlier ceremonial landscape
39.7048° N · 8.9954° E