Nuraghe Fenu
The Nuraghe Fenu is a large nuraghe northeast of Pabillonis in the province of Sud Sardegna on the border with the province of Oristano in Sardinia . It covers an area of 2000 m². The historian Vittorio Angius described it in the 19th century as one of the largest nuraghi in Sardinia. It was built in the middle of the Bronze Age (1300–1150 BC).
Nuraghe Fenu consists of basalt blocks and has a multiple structure with three partially preserved towers (of originally five) and a residual height of 1.7 to 2.0 meters. It's near the Pabillonis train station. In the 19th century, their stones were used to build a railway bridge and houses near Pabillonis.
- Nuraghe Fenu
Aerial view
Nuraghe Fenu reconstruction
Nuraghe Fenu
The excavations began in 1996 and allowed archaeologists to study the stratigraphy . The Bronze Age nuraghe was reused by the Punic and Romans . The five towers of the nuraghe have been fully excavated, as has the residential area near Tower E. The excavation revealed fragments of pottery, coins and oil lamps from Roman times. Today you are in the Sardara Museum.
See also
literature
- Vittorio Angius: Città e villaggi della Sardegna dell'Ottocento . Pabillonis-Zuri, Ilisso Editori, 2006.
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Coordinates: 39 ° 36 ′ 20.9 " N , 8 ° 44 ′ 41.9" E