Nuraghe Sa Jua

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Nuraghe Sa Jua

The Sa Jua nuraghe is located about 400 m from the village of Aidomaggiore in the province of Oristano in Sardinia .

It is a “ nuraghe a tancato” made of basalt blocks arranged in regular rows.

The main tower is equipped with an access with a lintel and a relief opening above. The access belongs to a corridor more than 5.0 m long. There is a small guard cell on the right . On the left a staircase leads to the upper floor. In the main tower (mastio) the tholos of the chamber is intact. The chamber has three niches about 1.0 m deep. Only a few rows of stones remain from the top floor. Long ago a large iron cross was attached above; its rust marred the inner walls of the tholos.

The main tower is connected to the side tower by a small courtyard. This tower, covered with rubble and bushes, has no ceiling and has a trapezoidal architrave at the entrance .

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  • Nuraghe a tancato scheme

Nearby are the giant tomb of Su Pranu and the Nuraghe Losa .

See also

literature

  • Alberto Moravetti, Carlo Tozzi et al. (Eds.): Guide archeologiche. Preistoria e Protostoria in Italia 2 - Sardegna. ABACO, Forlí 1995, ISBN 88-86712-01-4 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In the nuraghi line of development, they represent a form with two towers, which are connected by walls that enclose a courtyard, which is sometimes equipped with a well. One example is the Nuraghe Santa Barbara (Villanova Truschedu).

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Coordinates: 40 ° 10 ′ 15 ″  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 9 ″  E