Su Nuraxi di Barumini

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A Journey Through Time: Exploring the Nuragic Complex of Su Nuraxi di Barumini

Step back in time as we delve into the rich history of Sardinia, an Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea, by exploring one of its most significant archaeological sites – Su Nuraxi di Barumini. This extraordinary complex, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, offers a unique glimpse into the Bronze Age civilization that thrived on the island over 3,000 years ago.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

During the late 2nd millennium B.C. in the Bronze Age, a special type of defensive structure known as nuraghi (for which no parallel exists anywhere else in the world) developed on the island of Sardinia. The complex consists of circular defensive towers in the form of truncated cones built of dressed stone, with corbel-vaulted internal chambers. The complex at Barumini, which was extended and reinforced in the first half of the 1st millennium under Carthaginian pressure, is the finest and most complete example of this remarkable form of prehistoric architecture.

UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site

The Committee decided to inscribe this property on the basis of cultural criteria (i), (iii) and (iv), considering that the nuraghe of Sardinia, of which Su Nuraxi is the pre-eminent example, represent an exceptional response to political and social conditions, making an imaginative and innovative use of the materials and techniques available to a prehistoric island community.

Encyclopedia Record: Su Nuraxi (Barumini)

Su Nuraxi is a Nuragic archaeological site in Barumini, Sardinia, Italy. Su Nuraxi simply means "The Nuraghe" in Campidanese, the southern variant of the Sardinian language.

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