Su Nuraxi is a Nuragic archaeological site in Barumini, Sardinia, Italy. Su Nuraxi simply means "The Nuraghe" in Campidanese, the southern variant of the Sardinian language.

The archaeological site of Su Nuraxi di Barumini in Sardinia is the best-known example of the unique form of Bronze Age defensive complexes known as nuraghi. The elevated position of Su Nuraxi dominates a vast and fertile plain to the west of the municipal district of Barumini.

Megalithic defensive structures known as nuraghi date from the Middle to Late Bronze Age (c. 1600-1200 BCE), and are unique to Sardinia. Nuraghi are characterised by circular defensive towers in the form of truncated cones built of dressed stone with corbel-vaulted internal chambers.

2022年7月3日 · Located in the town of Barumini, Su Nuraxi complex is the only designated UNESCO World Heritage Site on the island, having been inscribed in 1997. The complex was discovered and excavated by Sardinian archeologist Giovanni Lilliu between the …

Su Nuraxi, made of basalt, volcanic stone from the nearby Giara park, has a stratification of two thousand years, from the 16th century BC to the 7th century AD. The complex consists of a central tower (keep) and four corners connected by a bastion, surrounded by a labyrinth of 50 huts, wells and cisterns.

Discovered and brought to light in the Fifties, during excavations conducted by the great archaeologist Giovanni Lilliu, the area consists of an impressive complex nuraghe, built in different phases as from the 15th century BC and an extended village of huts developed all around it during the following centuries.

In the heart of the voluptuous green countryside near Barumini, the Nuraghe Su Nuraxi is Sardinia’s sole World Heritage Site and the island’s most visited nuraghe. The focal point is the 1500 BC tower, which originally stood on its own but …

2022年1月8日 · Su Nuraxi est un complexe nuragique particulièrement complet. Le site comprend le nuraghe, le village et les autres environnements comme les ateliers, cuisines et centres pour les activités agricoles. Autour du nuraghe, il est possible d’observer les restes de l’ancien village du peuple nuragique de Barumini.

To truly appreciate Su Nuraxi, it is important to understand the context in which it was built. The Nuragic civilization, which inhabited Sardinia from approximately 1900 to 730 BC, left behind a legacy of unique megalithic structures known as nuraghe.

2024年1月17日 · Une trentaine de sites archéologiques sont repartis sur l’île, mais celui-ci est vraiment le plus complet et le plus impressionnant. Vous pourrez y découvrir la plus grande forteresse nuragique, un nuraghe composé d’un bastion, d’une tour centrale composée de trois chambres, et de quatre tours situées aux angles et reliées par un ...