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<< Our Photo Pages >> Barumini Nuraghe - Broch or Nuraghe in Italy in Sardinia (Sardegna)

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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Barumini Nuraghe Alternative Name: Su Nuraxi Nuraghe
Country: Italy Region: Sardinia (Sardegna) Type: Broch or Nuraghe
Nearest Town: Sanluri  Nearest Village: Barumini
Latitude: 39.705830N  Longitude: 8.991390E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
5

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Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by Bjorn : This is probably the most famous nuraghe in Sardinia. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Nuraghe in Sardegna.
This nuraghe and associated village is so big that it is thought to have been a regional hub for a number of nuragic villages. The site dates back to the Middle Bronze Age around 3300 to 3400 years ago. It was rediscovered in modern times when a large hill outside Barumini was excavated and the remains uncovered. The site comprises a nuragic village of around 200 huts and associated buildings and the nuraghe itself.

The village has many round house foundations still in place, some of the houses have items like mortar and grinding stones for grinding wheat, stone tubs, one at least has a large stone bath, another has a small circular area with bench seats around a central fountain. One large building called the Meeting House has a bench around its inner perimeter and is interpreted as a place where elders met. The Nuraghe has a central tower with four surrounding towers, the top of the central tower having collapsed in antiquity but once reached 20 metres in height. The four surrounding towers are accessed from a central courtyard where a 20 metre deep well supplied the nuraghe. In the Late Bronze Age a three metre thick curtain wall was erected around the towers to strengthen the site and towards the end of that era a further outer defense wall with seven towers was constructed perhaps due to the risk of Phoenician invasion.

In 1997 the site was declared a UNESCO Patrimony of Humanity site: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/833/documents/.

Finds are in the Cagliari and Villanovaforru museums. The site is on the outskirts of Barumini and well signposted as it is a major tourist destination nowadays. There is a large car park by the shop and ticket office. It is necessary to take a guided tour - in October 2010 they went on the hour each hour, cost €8.00 for just the site and a little more to include the museum.

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Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by 43559959 : Barumini Nuraghe. A spectacular nuraghe complex. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : A fine place to meet Middle Bronze Age pals. October 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : The village seen from the nuraghe. October 2010. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by Bjorn : Site in Sardinia (Sardegna) A local guide. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by Bjorn : (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by Bjorn

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by Bjorn : This is probably the most famous nuraghe in Sardinia.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by 43559959 : Barumini Nuraghe. A spectacular nuraghe complex.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by KaiHofmann : Nuraghe Su Nuraxi.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : A bath in one of the houses!! October 2010.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : View from one of the towers into the courtyard from which access to the towers is gained. There is a deep well inside the courtyard. October 2010.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : The so called Meeting House with a bench running around its edge. It is thought elders met here. October 2010.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : A good size stone basin in a house. October 2010.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : A round house with a motar and rubber for grinding grain. October 2010.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by Bjorn : Site in Sardinia (Sardegna) Megalithic indeed.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by 43559959 : Barumini Nuraghe. A spectacular nuraghe complex.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by 43559959

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by 43559959

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by 43559959

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by KaiHofmann : Nuraghe Su Nuraxi.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : These shaped lintels formed the base of an overhanging platform on the turrets from where arrows and other projectiles could be fired down onto attackers. They are lined up at the side of the site, rescued during excavations, the top part of the nuraghe having collapsed centuries ago. October 2010

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : The internal architecture involves many corridors linking parts of the nuraghe. October 2010.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : A tholos style roof inside one of the chambers. October 2010.

Barumini Nuraghe
Barumini Nuraghe submitted by DrewParsons : Heavy stone blocks were used in the construction around 3500 years ago. October 2010.

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Sardegna, the Spirit of an Ancient Island, exhibition starting 7th June 2014 by Andy B on Tuesday, 22 April 2014
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Sardegna, the Spirit of an Ancient Island - The Art and Architecture of the Pre-Nurgagic and Nuragic Cultures is a new exhibition (with accompanying book) opening on June 7th in the new Giovanni Lilliu Center in Barumini, Sardinia. Barumini is home to the World Heritage Site and Nuraghe of Su Nuraxi. Images from the exhibition will also be on show in the UNESCO building in Paris from May 20th.

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http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=2146414195
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Re: Barumini Nuraghe by DrewParsons on Tuesday, 09 November 2010
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This nuraghe and associated village is so big that it is thought to have been a regional hub for a number of nuragic villages. The site dates back to the Middle Bronze Age around 3300 to 3400 years ago. It was rediscovered in modern times when a large hill outside Barumini was excavated and the remains uncovered. The site comprises a nuragic village of around 200 huts and associated buildings and the nuraghe itself. The village has many round house foundations still in place, some of the houses have items like mortar and grinding stones for grinding wheat, stone tubs, one at least has a large stone bath, another has a small circular area with bench seats around a central fountain. One large building called the Meeting House has a bench around its inner perimeter and is interpreted as a place where elders met. The Nuraghe has a central tower with four surrounding towers, the top of the central tower having collapsed in antiquity but once reached 20 metres in height. The four surrounding towers are accessed from a central courtyard where a 20 metre deep well supplied the nuraghe. In the Late Bronze Age a three metre thick curtain wall was erected around the towers to strengthen the site and towards the end of that era a further outer defense wall with seven towers was constructed perhaps due to the risk of Phoenician invasion. In 1997 the site was declared a UNESCO Patrimony of Humanity site: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/833/documents/. Finds are in the Cagliari and Villanovaforru museums. The site is on the outskirts of Barumini and well signposted as it is a major tourist destination nowadays. There is a large car park by the shop and ticket office. It is necessary to take a guided tour - in October 2010 they went on the hour each hour, cost €8.00 for just the site and a little more to include the museum.
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