Nuragic settlement of Santa Caterina

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Nuraghe Santa Caterina

The Nuragic settlement of Santa Caterina is an archaeological site in the area of ​​the municipality of Uri in the province of Sassari in Sardinia . It consists of the nuragic settlement ( Italian Villaggio nuragico ) and a poorly preserved dolmen .

The complex nuraghe consists of the lower part of the mastio (central tower) with a diameter of 11.7 m and two secondary towers with inner diameters of 4.25 m and 4.5 m. The secondary towers are connected by a wall that surrounds the courtyard. The complex is built from limestone and trachyte blocks , which are arranged in regular rows and preserved up to a residual height of 1.7 m.

The existence of a village around the nuraghe was confirmed by the presence of the bases of some round huts excavated by Giancarlo Pes and Fabio Fiori.

See also

literature

  • Giancarlo Pes, Fabio Fiori: Il complesso nuragico-romano di Santa Caterina (Uri, Sassari). In: Bollettino di archeologia. No. 43/45, 1997, ISSN  1120-2742 , pp. 158-161.
  • Nuraghe Santa Caterina
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  • Reconstruction of a round hut

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Coordinates: 40 ° 38 ′ 13.2 "  N , 8 ° 29 ′ 21.6"  E