The Nuraghe Adoni is a

Nuragic The nuraghe (, ; plural: Logudorese Sardinian , Campidanese Sardinian , Italian ), or also nurhag in English, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 B.C. To ...

complex dating back to the Bronze Age located in the municipality of Villanova Tulo in the

province of Cagliari Cagliari ( it, provincia di Cagliari; sc, provìntzia de Casteddu) was a Provinces of Italy, province in the autonomous island region of Sardinia, Italy and its capital city was Cagliari. It had an area of , and a total population of 543,310 (200 ...

. The site is located on a hill at the center of the historic region of

Sarcidano The Sarcidano, it, Cavallo del Sarcidano, italic=no, is a rare Italian breed of semi-feral horse originating from the Altopiano del Sarcidano in the comune of Laconi, in Oristano Province of the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. It is one ...

. The first excavations of the site date back to the mid-nineteenth century and were resumed several times in the nineties of the twentieth century. The entire complex consists of a nuraghe composed by a central tower and a quatrefoil bastion, surrounded by a village. At the site there were found several artifacts such as ceramics and a fragment of a bronze loop of the ''Schnabelkanne'' type.

Gallery

File:Tholos nuraghe Adoni.jpg, Tholos of the lateral tower File:Nuraghe Adoni villaggio.jpg, Ruins of the village

References

Sardegna cultura , Villanova Tulo - Complesso di Adoni
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