Nuraghe Adoni

The Nuraghe Adoni is a Nuragic complex dating back to the Bronze Age located in the municipality of Villanova Tulo in the province of Cagliari. The site is located on a hill at the center of the historic region of Sarcidano.

Nuraghe Adoni
Nuraghe Adoni
LocationVillanova Tulo, Sardinia, Italy
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsBronze Age
CulturesNuragic civilization

The first excavations of the site date back to the mid-nineteenth century and were resumed several times in the nineties of the twentieth century. The entire complex consists of a nuraghe composed by a central tower and a quatrefoil bastion, surrounded by a village. At the site there were found several artifacts such as ceramics and a fragment of a bronze loop of the Schnabelkanne type.

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