The nuraghe Cuccurada di Mogoro, depicted in the shots by Bibi Pinna, Marco Secchi, and Andrea Mura-Nuragando Sardegna, is a “polylobed structure, with four corner towers connected by straight walls that enclose a courtyard where the central tower, called the mastio, is also located, and can be dated to the early Nuragic period (around 1600 B.C.). However, as discovered during the recent excavations, the origin of the settlement is likely to be placed in the pre-Nuragic age, by populations belonging to the so-called Monte Claro Culture (late 3rd millennium B.C.-early 2nd), as evidenced by the lithic finds in obsidian, the particular ceramics, and the construction of the oldest part of the nuraghe, which is made with large, roughly carved stones, arranged in discontinuous and irregular rows, in a technique not attributable to the Nuragic people.
Of the five large towers that make it up, the one located to the southeast is certainly a so-called proto-nuraghe; in fact, the masonry appears to be straight and not tapered upwards, and it ended with a covering of horizontal stone slabs. Also in the oldest part, there is a large staircase, which probably belonged to a pre-Nuragic place of worship, and an ancient wall from the same period. Among the many finds attributed to a time period ranging from over 2000 B.C. to the paleochristian period, some Punic and Roman coins, bone pins, hundreds of goat heads, Christian lamps, and those with Jewish symbols are noteworthy. The ongoing excavations may shed light on the many mysteries of this prehistoric monument.” (Description taken from the website of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism).
