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History and archaeology

(the only instance of edifice dating back to Sardinian local kingdoms to be still inhabitable).

Thanks to its fertility and its geographical position, the lands of the province of Middle Campidano were settled and frequented since most ancient ages. A number of sites and finds have confirmed the presence and permanent dwellings of peoples and nations, alternating throughout the centuries. Among the best-known places are significant Nuragic sites such as the complex of Barumini, recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Subsequent ages have left Phoenician/Punic sites (city of Neapolis) and Roman settlements (Thermae of Sardara).Certainly, the imposing evidence dating back to the Middle Ages is noteworthy, too, as it has validated the strategic importance of this central area: this is the case of the castles of Monreale, Las Plassas and Sanluri, (the only instance of edifice dating back to Sardinian local kingdoms to be still inhabitable).

 

 

  • The front side of the Giants’ Tomb ‘Sa Domu ‘e s’Orcu’ Siddi, ‘Sa Domu ‘e s’Orcu’
     Located in the archaeological area of Siddi, the Giants’ Tomb is one of the most spectacular instances of Nuragic burial architecture in Sardinia. The tomb, dating from the Middle Bronze, rises upon a spur of basaltic rock and shows a ‘row’ structure.Seen from above, the burial describes a form of taurine protome...
  • The wonderful thermae of Sardara Thermae of Sardara
     Exploited since the Phoenician/Punic age, the thermae – or acquae Napolitanae – fully started their activity since the Roman age. The Romans had built a city around the baths, with public edifices, places of residence, a forum, a theatre and a temple The settlement was later abandoned because of malaria...
  • Nuraghe San Pietro Ussaramanna, Nuraghe San Pietro
     Located inside the inhabited centre, the nuraghe was named after the homonymous church, now destroyed. It is a quadrilobate nuraghe formed by circular towers connected between them by rectilinear curtain walls. The keep is better conserved compared to the remaining part of the construction...
  • Finds inside the Archaeological Civic Museum Villanovaforru, Archaeological Civic Museum
     Finds recovered in the excavations of the Nuragic complex of ‘Genna Maria’ are guarded in the Archaeological Civic Museum, in a 19th century edifice previously occupied by the cereal bank. The exhibition counts several theme sections...
  • Bird’s-eye view of the complex of ‘Genna Maria’ Villanovaforru, archaeological park ‘Genna Maria’
     The archaeological park is located upon a hill surrounded by a lushing vegetation formed by pines, ilexes, local shrubs and junipers. The Nuragic complex ...
  • Entranceway, exterior of the archaeological restoration laboratory Villanovaforru, archaeological restoration laboratory
     Since several years, the ground floor of the state school of the village have been hosting the technical laboratories of the Archaeological Civic Museum, containing all the materials and finds from the archaeological excavations of the territory of the Consortium ‘Sa Corona Arrubia’...
  • Find kept in the Archaeological Museum Villanovafranca, Archaeological Civic Museum ‘Su Mulinu’
     All the finds recovered at the Nuragic site of ‘Su Mulinu’ are kept at the Archaeological Civic Museum, located in an edifice formerly hosting a cereal bank, in the old centre of the village...
  • The Nuragic Altar inside the nuraghe Villanovafranca, Nuragic fortress ‘Su Mulinu’
     The Nuragic complex lays at a short distance from the inhabited centre and has been recently made available to visitors. Built in sandstone and limestone blocks, the fortress of ‘Su Mulinu’ is composed by a trilobate keep surrounded...

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