Nuraghe Santu Antine

The Nuraghe Santu Ballantine is a Bronze Age Nuraghe in Sardinia in the area of Torralba ( province of Sassari). Excavations have uncovered traces of settlements from the Roman period. The monument is developed for tourism and is regarded as worth seeing. The village museum Torralba finds and a model are exhibited. Approximately 800 m linear distance of the Nuraghe Oes is Giave.

The Nuraghe is popularly called "Sa Domo de su Re" ( "House of the King"; nuragical the Royal Palace ) - a name that alludes to the dimension of the structure. The main tower is 17.55 m still get high today and is among the highest in Sardinia.

History of Research

Contu (1988 ) estimates that so far about 10 % of the plant have been excavated.

Monument Description

The system consists of the elements

The main tower

The Bastion

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