Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex
Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE)·Ozieri Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Sassari, Italy
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About Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex
Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex in Sardinia, Sassari, Italy is a Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE) temple complex attributed to Ozieri Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 7 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 40.7834N 8.4327E controls access to Sardinia, Sassari resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey temple-complex for Sardinia, Sassari, illustrating Ozieri 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
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Late Neolithic (4000-3200 BCE)
- Culture
- Ozieri Culture
- Purpose
- Ceremonial centre and pilgrimage focus with stratified deposits
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial construction of Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex main structure
c. 961 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex
1965–2018
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
40.7834° N · 8.4327° E · 64 m · 4 mapped features
Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Main Temple-Complex Feature
structurePrimary structure at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
40.7824° N · 8.4334° EMonte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
40.7831° N · 8.4313° EMonte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier rock_art panel linked to Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex ceremonial landscape
40.7824° N · 8.4315° EMonte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Monte d'Accoddi Platform North Rite Annex with plastered basin
40.7817° N · 8.4312° E