Barumini, Sardinia, Italy
Overview of the settlement from the mound that contains the defensive towers
Unesco World Heritage site: During the late 2nd century B.C. (Bronze Age), a structure known as nuraghi (for which no parallel exists anywhere else in the world) developed on the island of Sardinia. Its purpose is still debated, but it is believed to be defensive. The complex consists of circular defensive towers in the form of truncated cones built of dressed stone, with corbel-vaulted internal chambers. The complex at Barumini, which was extended and reinforced in the first half of the 1st millennium under Carthaginian pressure, is the finest and most complete example of this remarkable form of prehistoric architecture. A village, intended to accommodate the surrounding population, was built around the Nuraghe in the Late Bronze Age.
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Barumini, Sardinia, Italy
Overview of the settlement from the mound that contains the defensive towers
Unesco World Heritage site: During the late 2nd century B.C. (Bronze Age), a structure known as nuraghi (for which no parallel exists anywhere else in the world) developed on the island of Sardinia. Its purpose is still debated, but it is believed to be defensive. The complex consists of circular defensive towers in the form of truncated cones built of dressed stone, with corbel-vaulted internal chambers. The complex at Barumini, which was extended and reinforced in the first half of the 1st millennium under Carthaginian pressure, is the finest and most complete example of this remarkable form of prehistoric architecture. A village, intended to accommodate the surrounding population, was built around the Nuraghe in the Late Bronze Age.
(IMG_0218-Pano)