People and Nature, 2023 Incorporating archaeology within the ecosystem services (ES) framework can offer decision‐makers lessons from the past and a broader sustainability perspective.
Marco Malavasi, Manuele Bazzichetto
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Technological insights on the Early-Middle Bronze Age pottery of Monte Meana cave (Sardinia, Italy) [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 An important Bronze Age settlement was discovered during an archaeological excavation in the Monte Meana karst cave in south-western Sardinia (Italy) between 2007 and 2012.
Giacomo Paglietti +8 more
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Multiproxy analysis unwraps origin and fabrication biographies of Sardinian figurines: On the trail of metal-driven interaction and mixing practices in the early first millennium BCE. [PDF]
PLoS ONEThis article presents a multiproxy investigation of metal samples obtained from 48 Nuragic figurines (so-called bronzetti) and three copper bun ingots. These objects originate from three prominent Sardinian sanctuaries and one unidentified site, dating ...
Daniel Berger +7 more
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Re-use of Nuragic Sacred Wells (Pozzi Sacri) in Punic Sardinia
Classica Cracoviensia, 2022 The aim of the paper is to discuss the phenomenon of the re-use of Nuragic sacred wells (pozzi sacri) during the Punic period (c. 500–238 BC) in Sardinia.
Cezary Namirski
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The State of the Debate: Nuragic Metal Trade in the Bronze Age and Early Iron Age
Open Archaeology, 2023 This study examines the role of the Nuragic metal trade in the Mediterranean setting, seeking to advance the debate on this subject. Published metal-related data are considered alongside current interpretations.
Helle Vandkilde
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“Teste di mazza”: The Nuragic Mace-Heads (Sardinia, Italy). Technological and Experimental Analysis
Lithic Technology, 2020 We present the results of a study on the experimental reproduction of a specific type of macro-lithic tool, traditionally called “teste di mazza”, distinctive to the Nuragic phase in Sardinia (17th-9th century BC). We analyzed a sample collected in the area of northern Sinis – in the western-central part of the island – in order to reconstruct the ...
Eva Francesca Martellotta +1 more
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Study of animal remains dug out during the excavations of a Nuragic village in Sardinia
Journal of Biological Research, 2015 This paper presents the results of the zooarchaeological analysis of the faunal materials brought to light during the excavations set up in the Nuragic village surrounding the Santu Antine Nuraghe, near Torralba (Sassari), Sardinia.
Laura Portas +6 more
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Bronze Age stone tools in Nuragic Sardinia: The case of the ground-stone tools from Nuraghe Cuccurada-Mogoro (Sardinia, Italy) [PDF]
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2019 Abstract The use of stone tools has always characterized the everyday life of Nuragic people, the communities that lived in Sardinia (Western Mediterranean, Italy) during the Bronze and Iron Ages. Several archaeological sites on this island attest to the great importance of stone-made instruments, among which are ground-stone tools.
Matta Valentina, Cicilloni Riccardo
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Cyprus and Sardinia in the Late Bronze Age: Nuragic table ware at Hala Sultan Tekke
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 2020 Abstract In the course of the Swedish excavations at Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus, table ware and domestic pottery of unknown provenance were discovered in offering pits dating to the 13th century BCE. These vessels comprise six hand-made and black burnished vessels, all of which have close typological parallels in the Nuragic culture of Sardinia ...
Paula Waiman-Barak +2 more
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GeomaticsThe Italian territory of Sardinia Island has an enormous cultural and identity heritage from the Pre-Nuragic and Nuragic periods, with archaeological evidence of more than 7000 sites.
Zeno Heilmann +2 more
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