Monte d'Accoddi
Coordinates: 40°47′28″N 8°26′56″E / 40.79111°N 8.44889°E
| Monte d'Accoddi | |
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View from the base of Monte d'Accoddi | |
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| Type | Monument |
| History | |
| Cultures | Nuragic civilization |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | yes |
| Condition | ruined |
| Management | I Beni Culturali della Sardegna |
| Public access | yes |
| Website | Sassari, Tempio-altare di Monte d'Accoddi (Italian) |
Monte d'Accoddi is an archaeological site in northern Sardinia, Italy, located in the territory of Sassari near Porto Torres.
It is the site of a megalithic structure, the oldest parts are dated to around c. 4,000-3,650 BC[1][2] and discovered in 1954, in a field owned by Segni family. The structure has a base of 27 m by 27 m and probably reached a height of 5.5 m. It culminated in a platform of about 12.5 m by 7.2 m, accessible via a ramp. It has been variously described as an altar, a temple or a step pyramid.[3]
It has been partially reconstructed during the 1980s. It is open to the public and accessible by the old route of SS131 highway, near the hamlet of Ottava.
Sources
- Ercole Contu, Monte d´Áccoddi (Sassari). Problematiche di studio e di ricerca di un singolare monumento preistorico, Oxford 1984.
- S. Tinè, S. Bafico, T. Mannoni, 'Monte d'Accoddi e la Cultura di Ozieri', in La Cultura di Ozieri: problematiche e nuove acquisizioni, Ozieri 1989, pp. 19-36.
- Ercole Contu, "L'altare preistorico di Monte d'Accoddi" Sardegna Digital Library
References
- ↑ Ercole Contu. "L'altare preistorico di Monte d'Acoddi" (PDF). Sardegnacultura.it. p. 14. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ "Monte d’Accoddi and the end of the Neolithic in Sardinia (Italy)" (PDF). Arheologija.ff.uni.lj.si. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
- ↑ Ercole Contu (2000). L'altare preistorico di Monte d'Accoddi. C. Delfino. ISBN 978-88-7138-206-7.