Nuraghe
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A nuraghe is a type of ancient megalithic stone tower-fortress found primarily in Sardinia, Italy, dating back to the Bronze Age and associated with the Nuragic civilization.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nuragic architecture | 3 |
| Nuraghe canonical | 1 |
| Nuraghi in Sardinia | 1 |
| complex nuraghe | 1 |
| nuraghes | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site type
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ megalithic structure ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | megalithic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nuragic civilization ⓘ |
| builtFrom | large roughly worked stones ⓘ |
| constructionTechnique | dry stone masonry ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Nuragic civilization ⓘ |
| earliestConstructionDate | circa 18th century BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedCount | over 7000 sites identified ⓘ |
| etymologyHypothesis | possibly from Proto-Sardinian or pre-Indo-European root ⓘ |
| foundInRegion |
central Sardinia
ⓘ
Gallura ⓘ
surface form:
northern Sardinia
southern Sardinia ⓘ |
| function |
community center
ⓘ
defensive structure ⓘ religious or ritual site ⓘ residential complex ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
ⓘ
central tower ⓘ corbelled vaults ⓘ courtyard ⓘ spiral staircases ⓘ surrounding village ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ |
| hasSubType |
complex nuraghe
ⓘ
corridor nuraghe ⓘ protonuraghe ⓘ simple nuraghe ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Sardinian ⓘ |
| latestMainConstructionDate | circa 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Sardinia ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableExampleLocatedIn | Barumini ⓘ |
| planType |
centralized tower plan
ⓘ
complex multi-tower plan ⓘ |
| pluralForm | nuraghi ⓘ |
| region | Mediterranean Basin ⓘ |
| researchField | Mediterranean archaeology ⓘ |
| roofType | corbelled dome ⓘ |
| shape | truncated conical tower ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of Sardinian prehistoric architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteExample | Su Nuraxi di Barumini ⓘ |
| uniqueTo | Sardinia ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
nuraghes
this entity surface form:
Nuragic architecture
this entity surface form:
Nuragic architecture
this entity surface form:
Nuragic architecture
this entity surface form:
complex nuraghe
this entity surface form:
Nuraghi in Sardinia