Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension
Bronze Age (1500-500 BCE)·Nuragic Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Medio Campidano, Italy
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About Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension
Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension 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 necropolis 4 × 2 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.7163N 9.0071E 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
- 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. 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 — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1219 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.7163° N · 9.0071° E · 238 m · 3 mapped features
Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension — Main Ancient-Village Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
39.7165° N · 9.0082° ESu Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension — platform mound with stratified deposits
39.7157° N · 9.0085° ESu Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Su Nuraxi Barumini Hut Village Sector — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
39.7169° N · 9.0054° E