Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace
Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE)·Nuragic Culture·🇮🇹 Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy
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About Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace
Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace in Sardinia, Nuoro, Italy is a Bronze Age (1800-800 BCE) megalithic attributed to Nuragic Culture. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal citadel 6 × 5 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.6694N 9.2919E controls access to Sardinia, Nuoro resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey megalithic for Sardinia, Nuoro, illustrating Nuragic Culture construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Nature of burial rites and population
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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 (1800-800 BCE)
- Culture
- Nuragic Culture
- Purpose
- Collective burial and territorial marker for agro-pastoral community
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1300 BCE
Initial construction of Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace main structure
c. 1104 CE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.6694° N · 9.2919° E · 368 m · 3 mapped features
Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace — Main Megalithic Feature
enclosurePrimary enclosure at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace — platform mound with stratified deposits
39.6683° N · 9.2914° ENuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace — Secondary Enclosure
rock artAncillary rock art at Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
39.6675° N · 9.2900° ENuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace — Outlier Rock Art Panel
hydraulicOutlier hydraulic panel linked to Nuraghe Arrubiu Bastion D Annex — Western Terrace ceremonial landscape
39.6682° N · 9.2913° E