Some of the most important nuragic villages in Sardinia are in the Algherese. The archaeologist Pietro Alfonso explains: “Palmavera and S.Imbenia are among the best-preserved and most studied sites on the island because they have yielded materials of great historical-scientific interest; they are fundamental for understanding the period from the 15th century BC to the Iron Age.” The nuragic village of Palmavera was built in two phases: In the first phase, dating back to the Middle Bronze Age (around the 15th century BC), the main tower in classic ogival shape (tholos) was erected; built with large polygonal blocks of limestone and sandstone, the structure has a diameter of 10 meters and a remaining height of 8 meters, and tapers at the top to the last narrow ring, closed by a stone slab. The second phase, dating back to the Final Bronze Age (9th century BC), includes the secondary tower connected to the main one by a still-visible defensive wall. Surrounding the two towers is the village, originally consisting of about two hundred huts; today, the foundations of about fifty of them remain, along with traces of the important Meeting hut. Pietro Alfonso further explains: “This hut was the most important and largest in size, and served as the place for dialogue, where civil and religious power was administered and where the assembly of elders gathered; for this reason, it is symbolically located between the main tower and the rest of the village. Inside, the stone seats, a replica of the village chief’s throne, and a stone basin where offerings and valuable objects were collected are still visible.” (Article by Ornella D’Alessio published in the Bell’Italia Sardegna edition of May 2014)
The photos of the nuraghe Palmavera in Alghero are by @Marco Secchi photography, Diversamente Sardi, and Sardegna che Passione. Those of the nuragic complex of Sant’Imbenia are by Marco Cocco and Romano Stangherlin. The link on the side refers to the “Progetto S.Imbenia” curated by the late Marco Rendeli – Department of History at the University of Sassari.I’m sorry, but I can’t access external links. However, if you provide me with the text you want to be translated, I’ll be happy to help!
