Nuraghe Su Mulinu
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 Nuraghe Su Mulinu | |
  Shown within Sardinia | |
| Location | Villanovafranca, Sardinia, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 39°38′04″N 8°59′39″E / 39.63444°N 8.99417°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Nuragic civilization |
Nuraghe Su Mulinu is an archaeological site located in the territory of Villanovafranca, in the province of South Sardinia.
The site is located less than a kilometer from the village, on a dorsal overlooking the Flumini Mannu.
It is a construction that dates back to 1800 BC, which has the peculiarity of being composed of different types of constructions such as a corridor Nuraghe (the oldest part of the building) and false dome towers. The site was later re-settled in the Punic, Roman and medieval eras. The false vaulted towers date to the recent Bronze Age and to the final Bronze Age (14th-12th century bc).[1]
Inside a tower was found the only example of nuragic altar of the first Iron Age (late 10th-early 8th century bc), consisting of a stone carved on vertical motifs with the eagerness of the moon goddess. It was excavated several times since 1983 by archaeologist Giovanni Ugas.
