Su Nuraxi (Barumini)

Su Nuraxi
Su Nuraxi in Barumini
Su Nuraxi (Barumini) is located in Sardinia
Su Nuraxi (Barumini)
Map showing location in Sardinia
LocationBarumini, Sardinia, Italy
Coordinates39°42′21″N 8°59′26″E / 39.70583°N 8.99056°E / 39.70583; 8.99056
TypeSettlement
History
Founded17th century BCE
Abandoned6th century BCE
PeriodsBronze Age
CulturesNuragic civilization
Site notes
Excavation dates1950-1957
ArchaeologistsGiovanni Lilliu
Official nameSu Nuraxi di Barumini
TypeCultural
Criteriai, iii, iv
Designated1997 (21st session)
Reference no.833
RegionEurope and North America

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.

Su Nuraxi is a settlement consisting of a seventeenth century BC nuraghe, a bastion of four corner towers plus a central one, and a village inhabited from the thirteenth to the sixth century BC, developed around the nuraghe. They are considered by scholars the most impressive expression of the nuragic civilization and were included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 1997 as Su Nuraxi di Barumini.