<<... The first illustrator, Spano, recognised in it a hero whose strength and military skill would be represented by the interaction of arms and weapons, while the hyperophthalmia would signify the wise foresight and detached terribl...
The Semestene Nuraghe of Bortigali
The Nuraghe Semestene, in the territory of Bortigali, is a 'monotorre', preserved at least 8 metres high, in a beautiful natural setting with a view of the plain below. The interior features a circular chamber with three niches. The monu...
Osini’s Urceni Nuraghe
Along with Serbissi, Urceni is one of Osini's most famous nuraghi. Immersed in breathtaking surroundings, this silent guardian of the Gennargentu mountains rises mightily on a rocky spur overlooking the Taccu plateau, surrounded by holm oak...
The notched ashlar
The notched ashlar, found in several giants' tombs, presumably contained a triad of small bethyls, the significance of which is the subject of different hypotheses. In his book 'L'Alba dei Nuraghi', the archaeologist Giovanni Ugas wrote in...
“Monte ‘e Mesu’ in Thiesi
A mountain located in the middle of two valleys called 'Sas baddes'. A mountain that preserves the remains of a mysterious monument, witness to ancient mysteries, instrument of archaic rites unknown to us. The feeling of being in a sa...
Lunamatrona and its monuments
The Lunamatrona territory has much to tell. In particular, its immediate periphery presents important archaeological evidence, dating back to the Bronze Age, with finds dating back even to the earlier culture of Monte Claro https://www.nurn...
Between Teulada and Domus de Maria
In the pages of the Unione Sarda of 24 April, a small article appeared in which it called for the acquisition and renovation of a number of buildings dating back to the last war, located at the Nuraxi 'e Mesu (Teulada) pass, to be used as a...
The Pradu su Chiai tomb of giants at Villagrande Strisaili
Blocks of granite that guard an ancient history. A story told on the border between Ogliastra and Barbagia. Right there, where Sardinia shows itself in one of its purest and wildest forms, there is a precious testimony of civilisation....
The nuraghe Sa Domu ‘e s’Orcu at Sarroch
"The nuraghe Sa Domu 'e Sorcu (Sarroch), rises on a slight hill a short distance from the sea, in the western part of the Gulf of Cagliari, less than one km east of the town of Sarroch, in visual connection with the nuraghi of Santa Vittori...