Campania

close
more_vert

I was under the impression most of the really interesting stuff we saw in Sardinia was Bronze Age. There were dolmens and small long barrows, like those to be seen all over Europe, that were Neolithic. The odd "forecourts" of standing stones were Bronze Age. The beautiful Temple Wells and nuraghe were also alleged to be of the Bronze Age. Perhaps we were misinformed?

Certainly there was a lot to be seen, but the few sites we visited that were supposedly Neolithic seemed like things we'd seen elsewhere.

Hi Bucky,
I'd tend to agree that the most intersting Megalithic Architecture was that of the Nuragic Bronze Age with the Nuraghe, well temples and Giants Tombs, however these evolved from Chalcolithic and Neolithic structures, cists and galleries so you can see a progression, an evolution of architecture on Sardinia.
I agree that most of the Neolithic sites are pretty run of the mill, cist cemeteries, dolmen and the rock-cut Domus de Janas. However I saw one site there that could be classified as unique to western neolithic Europe, the wonderful 'ziggurat' of Monte d'Accoddi.
cheers
Fitz