Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe
Su Nuraxi · Nuraghe Barumini
Middle to Late Bronze Age (1500–500 BCE)·Nuragic·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Medio Campidano, Barumini, Italy
About
About Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe
Barumini type-site excavated by Lilliu 1949–56, with Iron Age village over Bronze Age bastion, restored. Recorded context — Period: Middle to Late Bronze Age (1500–500 BCE); Culture: Nuragic; Field status: excavated; Materials: basalt; Condition: preserved — UNESCO.
Why it mattersKey Nuragic megalithic with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 1500 BCE tower; bastion 1300 BCE
- Period
- Middle to Late Bronze Age (1500–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Nuragic
- Purpose
- Quadrilobate nuraghe with village (50 huts) — UNESCO flagship Nuragic complex
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1961
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1500 BCE tower; bastion 1300 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe
On the ground
Structures & features
39.7020° N · 8.9980° E · 238 m · 3 mapped features
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe — Principal Standing Stonestanding stonestanding stone at Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe — subsidiary complex39.7016° N · 8.9973° E
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe — primary structure39.7017° N · 8.9964° E
- Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe — Southern Cairncairncairn at Su Nuraxi di Barumini — Royal Nuraghe — outlier feature39.7025° N · 8.9991° E
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