We are talking about 'Sa Prejone 'e s'Orku, in the territory of Siniscola. Located on the north-eastern slope of Montalbo, it is one of the most archaeologically interesting caves in the entire territory, as it was used as a burial and cu...
Tombs of the dolmen giants
The 'dolmeic' tombs are characterised by the presence of a curved stone stele of considerable size in the centre of the exedra. According to a widespread opinion, the exedra and, more generally, the planimetric configuration of these tombs...
A ‘two-coloured’ nuraghe: L’Alvu di Pozzomaggiore
The Alvu nuraghe at Pozzomaggiore, pictured here in the beautiful photos by Nicola Castangia and Giovanni Sotgiu, does not fail to surprise the visitor with some of its peculiarities. In spite of its name, which is already familiar from oth...
The Miuddu nuraghe at Birori
The Miuddu is an imposing three-lobed nuraghe, which was only defined in its layout following the 1995 excavation campaign. Until then, it was considered a quadrilobate. It consists of a keep enclosed by a bastion with three corner tower...
The megalithic burial site of Pranu Siara in Suelli
At Suelli, the passion for the study of Nuragic and pre-Nuragic history has never gone out of fashion. The municipal administration, as part of its project for the protection and enhancement of archaeological sites, has planned a new excava...
The Ruju Nuraghe of Torralba
After a path through the countryside and close to the railway, the central tower of the nuraghe Ruju di Torralba, a polylobate, towers mightily over the low hills that surround it. Built of very dark lava stone blocks, a large green bush...
The nuragic settlement of Santa Barbara di Turre in Bauladu.
The nuraghe and the settlement of Santa Barbara are located on a modest relief at a distance of about 1.35 km from the built-up area of Bauladu in a SE direction, at an altitude of about 64 m above sea level. Antonio Taramelli reports the p...
The Gulf of Angels and the Nuraghi
An impressive number of nuraghi and tombs of giants contoured the shores of the Golfo degli Angeli. Constructions that guarded important harbour ports but also presumably guarded access to the area of the present-day city of Cagliari and th...
The Santa Barbara Nuraghi
As is well known, several prehistoric and protohistoric monuments scattered throughout the island's territory have, in relatively recent times, been named after Christian saints. Among these, the Christian martyr Santa Barbara, has given he...