Nuraghe Su Mulinu
 Nuraghe Su Mulinu | |
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| Location | Villanovafranca, Sardinia, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Nuragic civilization |
Nuraghe Su Mulinu is an archaeological site located in the territory of Villanovafranca, in the province of South Sardinia.
Description
The site is located less than a kilometer from the village, on a dorsal overlooking the Flumini Mannu.
It is a construction that dates back to 1500 BC, which has the peculiarity of being composed of different types of constructions such as those in corridor and false dome. The best preserved part is that dating back to the 7th-6th century BC. The site was abandoned around the 4th century BC.
Inside a tower was found the only example of nuragic altar of the first Iron Age, consisting of a stone carved on vertical motifs with the eagerness of the goddess Moon.
It was excavated several times since 1983 by archaeologist Giovanni Ugas.
Bibliography
- G. Ugas, "Un nuovo contributo per lo studio della tholos in Sardegna. La fortezza di Su Mulinu-Villanovafranca", in Nuragic Sardinia and the mycenean world, 3, a cura di M. S. Balmuth, Oxford, BAR, 1987, pp. 77-128;
- G. Ugas, "Il sacello del vano E nella fortezza nuragica di Su Mulinu-Villanovafranca (CA)", in Scienze dell'Antichità . Storia, Archeologia, Antropologia, 3-4, 1989-90, pp. 351-373;
- G. Ugas-M.C. Paderi, "Persistenze rituali e cultuali di età punica e romana nel sacello nuragico del vano e della fortezza di Su Mulinu- Villanovafranca (CA)", in L'Africa romana. Atti del III convegno di studio (Sassari, 15-17 dicembre 1989), Sassari, 1990, pp. 475-479