Nuragic civilization

The Nuragic civilization was the first to thrive in Sardinia. Giant Nuraghe graves and settlements are still in evidence today all over the island. The Phoenicians were the second to arrive in Sardinia, after the native Nuragic people, and they set up ports of trade on the Sardinian coast. War broke out between the Nuraghe and the Phoenicians in 509 BCE and eventually the island became a province in the Carthaginian Empire.

The Nuragic Towers are impressive visual remainders of civilization on Sardina long pre-dating the Romans.

Shardana Worrior

These bronze figurines were left as offerings at shrines in Sardinia between 1000 and 700 BC. Above, mother with child. The "Chief of the Herdsmen." Several images of this type are known, and some scholars think this is a king, prince, or priest. But nobody really knows. Two archers, still joined by a root that grew through the pit where they had been deposited and separated them from a large bronze vessel. A stag. All from the George Ortiz Collection.

Sharing a post from FB page : STORIA DELLA CUCINA DI SARDEGNA : “In the Nuragic civilization, it was a tradition to brand bread with terracotta paint with geometric motifs. These motifs were not decorative, and often the engravings were solar and lunar calendars, which provoked the rhythm of nature and harvest. In ancient times, nature was as sacred as it could be, and like a deity, the Sardinians thanked her by imprinting rhythms and symbols on what they created. Sa pintadera was the stamp…

The Human Origin Project on Instagram: “Su Nuraxi is a nuragic archaeological site in Barumini, Sardinia, Italy. Su Nuraxi simply means "The Nuraghe" in Campidanese, the southern…”

The Giants of Monte Prama have been restored and are now on permanent display at the National Archeological Museum in Cagliari

This nuraghe (tower) has lost its top. It was once about twice this height. Friday, April 28 Most of the week, we have been enjoying dolce far niente—reading, walking or lying on the beach, sitting on the deck, browsing through the street markets, people-watching in piazze. Today we decide to take a short history lesson, and we drive to a nuraghe to find out more about the prehistoric tribes that populated Sardegna. Inside the tholos, the top is thicker and the opening narrows. A nuraghe is…