Summary (English)
The site of Albini is a nuragic village with a sanctuary. The cult space is defined by a large elliptical enclosure inside which there is a cavity for water collection that, together with what remains of the apsidal part of the structure, is all that survives of the main monument.
Excavation took place inside the enclosure with the aim of clarifying the situation left by previous investigations (those carried out by Taramelli, and more recent ones) and to render this important part of the complex accessible. Cleaning and removal of the vegetation revealed parts of the structure that had not been completely visible for some time, such as several alignments of stones interpretable as walls containing the colluvial detritus that was deposited in the area at a time when the wall must have been much lower or absent.
Given the construction technique of the curtain wall, which in some points is not typical of nuragic architecture, and considering that the drawings left by Taramelli indicate the northern parts were missing, it is clear that the curtain wall of the enclosure is only original in part.The excavations recovered a limited amount of material. A moderate number of bronze artefacts were found, principally the blades of votive swords, rivets for swords and daggers, a button with a conical head and spherical beads.
Two blue glass paste beads were found, one cylindrical, the other circular of the “a occhi” type.
The nuragic pottery included the remains of jars with cordon decoration, carenated bowls, and vessels with upside down “elbow” handles. Decorated fragments were rare.
A small quantity of historical pottery, relating to the later phases of the monument’s use, including the modern period, were found in the upper layers.
- Anna Depalmas - Università degli Studi di Sassari 
Director
Team
- Mariano Ucchesu - Università degli studi di Cagliari
- Amilcare Gallo - Università degli studi di Sassari
- Claudio Bulla - Università degli studi di Sassari
- Giovanna Fundoni - Università degli studi di Sassari
- Loredana Tedeschi - Università degli studi di Sassari
- Marco Zedda - Università degli studi di Sassari
- Bruno Billeci – Università degli studi di Sassari
- Maurizio Minchilli - Università degli studi di Sassari
- Rita T. Melis - Università degli Studi di Cagliari
Research Body
- Laboratorio RIPAM (Ricerche Integrate di Protostoria e Archeometallurgia del Mediterraneo) - Dipartimento di Storia, Scienze dell’Uomo e della Formazione, Università degli Studi di Sassari
Funding Body
- Comune di Teti
- Fondazione Banco di Sardegna
- Università di Sassari