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Excavation

  • Fortezza del Nuraghe Sirai
  • Nuraghe Sirai
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  • Italy
  • Sardinia
  • South Sardinia
  • Carbonia

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  • The Italian Database is the result of a collaboration between:

    MIBAC (Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali - Direzione Generale per i Beni Archeologici),

    ICCD (Istituto Centrale per il Catalogo e la Documentazione) and

    AIAC (Associazione Internazionale di Archeologia Classica).

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Monuments

Periods

  • No period data has been added yet

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    • The campaigns undertaken from 1999 onwards in the area surrounding the Sirai Nuraghe at Carbonia have brought to light foundations covering circa one hectare, surrounded by fortifications over 6 m wide. The structure of the fortifications was particularly ... Read More
    • The aim of the 2009 campaign undertaken at the orientalising fortress (circa 625-550 B.C.) of the Nuraghe Sirai was to uncover the structure of the fortifications in the central sector (sector B) and continue stratigraphic investigations of a construction ... Read More
    • The campaign concentrated on the internal structure of the fortress in the N-E quadrants (Sector B) and the excavation of the southern room of the elliptical construction (Hut 2 south, Sector A), with the aim of defining the functional and chronological re... Read More
    • Nella campagna di scavo del 2011 presso la fortezza del Nuraghe Sirai, si sono estese le indagini verso i quadranti occidentali delle fortificazioni e dell’insediamento e si è conclusa l’indagine stratigrafica del settore meridionale di un edificio ellitti... Read More
    • As part of an investigation of the structure of the fortifications, excavations were undertaken in the zone in front of the fortified embankments on the north-eastern side of the fortress.

      In the westernmost part, an artificial dump covering the base of

      ... Read More
    • The 2013 campaign concentrated on the eastern sector of the fortress, to date unexplored, with the aim of investigating the relationship between the nuraghe, its presumed defensive wall, and the foundation of the Iron Age II fort.

      _Eastern fortifications

      ... Read More
    • Excavations took place in three different sectors: the area north-east of the fortress with open area excavations in area λ and the complete excavation of room B in the warehouse, and of one of the rooms in block K. In addition, investigation of the nuragi... Read More
    • Excavations in the fortress concentrated on building β, in block γ situated in the sacred area. A second lot of work began on the multi-lobed complex. Quadrangular building  was made up of two adjacent and non-communicating rooms; part of the rear wall wa... Read More
    • I lavori si sono concentrati sul complesso polilobato e nell’area dell’antico laghetto naturale contermine alle fortificazioni.

      Nel primo ambito, le indagini hanno riguardato l’area del presumibile cortile del complesso (Settore V), al cui interno, dopo

      ... Read More
    • The 2017 campaign was dedicated to three activities: 1) continuation of the topographical survey of the settlement; 2) restoration work on the tannery (room K2) and the sacred area of the fortress (rooms γ2 e β2); 3) documentation, study and publication of... Read More
    • Excavations took place in an area situated at the foot of the village fortifications, north of the second fortified line. The removal of the humus (US0) in the zone closest to the fortifications revealed a series of small channels running south-north creat... Read More
  • 1300 BC
  • 625 BC
  • 550 BC