Su Nuraxi di Barumini
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Wanderer7
N 39° 42.210 E 008° 59.290
32S E 498985 N 4394849
Ancient defensive structure in the interior of Sardinia
Waymark Code: WM2Q9
Location: Sardegna, Italy
Date Posted: 10/16/2005
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Tervas
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During the late 2nd millennium B.C. in the Bronze Age, a special type of defensive structure known as nuraghi (for which no parallel exists anywhere else in the world) developed on the island of Sardinia. 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.
Type: Site

Reference number: 833
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