“The nuraghe Riu Mulinu, built during the Late Bronze Age (1300-1200 BC), occupies the entire small plateau of Monte Colbu. It consists of a wall that, with its over 200 meters of length and 5 meters of height, encloses the area incorporating sections of natural rock along its course. The settlement is accessed through two entrances opened in the aforementioned wall: one is oriented to the South, towards the gulf, the other to the North, towards the mainland. The latter is particularly powerful, protected by the rock spur to which it is adjacent and covered by three horizontal slabs. The actual nuraghe, located in the center of the area enclosed by the wall, is surprising for its small dimensions (diam. m. 8.40/8.60) and for the size of the stones used in its construction, arranged in regular rows. However, the structure does not renounce the adherence to the planimetric standards typical of nuragic architecture…”
The excerpt is taken from Angela Antona’s article “Il nuraghe Riu Mulinu (Cabu Abbas)” from Olbia, published in “I Tesori dell’Archeologia (Series edited by Alberto Moravetti for the editorial of Nuova Sardegna -2011); the photos are by Romano Stangherlin, Gianni Sirigu, and Bibi Pinna.
