The oldest cities in Sardinia? The Nuragics built them. They encompassed areas several hectares wide that had not only nuraghi, but also squares, assembly buildings, areas dedicated to sacred rituals, dwellings, market precincts, and service areas.
The site of Santa Vittoria di Serri is an example of this.
It was a veritable journey through history, the landscape, Nuragic culture, and the customs and traditions of the ancient Sardinian people, that which on Tuesday evening enlivened the second appointment in the cycle of spring meetings organised by our Association.
‘From Nuraghi to cities: how Sardinia changed at the end of the Bronze Age’, was the title of the well-attended event, whose protagonists were Antonello Sanna, a member of the Association, and Pierluigi Montalbano, a populariser of science, who held the participants’ attention.
An hour and a half of analysis that left no doubt as to the ability of the Nuragic people in terms of architectural design and work organisation, and the importance of the Nuragic civilisation in the context of a vast communications network that connected East and West. Montalbano’s speech was followed by a lively debate in the hall.
Did cities exist in Sardinia? Yes, at least 400 years before Sant’An
tioco.