Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex
Bronze Age (1500-500 BCE)·Nuragic Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Medio Campidano, Italy
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About Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex
Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex 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 citadel 8 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.7028N 9.0031E 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
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
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. 1300 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (1500-500 BCE)
- Culture
- Nuragic Culture
- Purpose
- Settlement with domestic structures and ancillary ritual space
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1300 BCE
Initial construction of Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex main structure
c. 1248 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex
1987–2013
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.7028° N · 9.0031° E · 229 m · 4 mapped features
Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex — Main Ancient-Village Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
39.7016° N · 9.0040° ESu Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
39.7034° N · 9.0013° ESu Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
39.7046° N · 9.0045° ESu Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Northern Annex with plastered basin
39.7031° N · 9.0035° E