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nuraghe
Sign in to savethumb|200px|Nuraghe Losa thumb|200px|Central tower of the Nuraghe Santu Antine of Torralba thumb|200px|Su Nuraxi (Barumini)|Nuraghe "Su Nuraxi" The nuraghe, or nurhag, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BC. Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture known as the Nuragic civilization. More than 7,000 nuraghes have been found, though archeologists believe that originally there were more than 10,000.
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- General layout
- Function
- Types
- Protonuraghe
- Mixed nuraghe
- Single-tower nuraghe
- A "tancadu" nuraghe
- Polylobed nuraghe
- Notable nuraghes
- Date and cultural significance
- Image gallery
- See also
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|200px|Nuraghe Losa thumb|200px|Central tower of the Nuraghe Santu Antine of Torralba thumb|200px|Su Nuraxi (Barumini)|Nuraghe "Su Nuraxi" The nuraghe, or nurhag, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, Italy, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 BC. Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture known as the Nuragic civilization. More than 7,000 nuraghes have been found, though archeologists believe that originally there were more than 10,000.
==Etymology==
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