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Nuraghe Fenu

Nuraghe tower complex in Sardinia, mid-Bronze Age

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Nuraghe Fenu is a nuraghe located in the municipality of Pabillonis in Sardinia. It was constructed in the mid-Bronze Age (1300–1150 BC) and it covers an area of 2000 m2. Vittorio Angius, a 19th-century historian, described it as one of the biggest nuraghi of Sardinia, akin to nuraghe Saurecci and nuraghe S'Orku.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
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Construction

c. 1300–1150 BC

19th-century reuse

19th century

Excavations begin

1996

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TowersDefensive Walls
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Italy

Coordinates

39.61° N, 8.74° E