A Prehistory of Sardinia, 2300-500 BCA&C Black, 1996 M01 1 - 224 pages The Nuragic 'civilization' of Bronze and Iron Age Sardinia, known for its monumental stone towers, sacred wells and peculiar bronze votive figurines, has long fascinated travellers and archaeologists. Yet only recently have scholars outside the island recognized the potential significance of these unique island societies in the development of broader ancient Mediterranean cultural patterns. One reason has been the relative inaccessibility of recent reference works on the Nuragic evidence. The present Prehistory attempts to remedy the need for a complete and up-to-date synthesis of all extant evidence on Nuragic settlement, technology, economy, trade and ritual. This original interpretation of archaeological, historical and iconographic data constitutes the first modern study of the origins and development of these societies to appear in English. |
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Aeolians Albucciu Alghero ancient archaeology archaic Balearics Barbagia Barumini Beaker Bonnanaro Borore Bronze and Iron Brunku Cagliari Capo Graziano Castelluccio central century BC ceramic chiefdoms chronological Class III settlement complex nuraghe Copper Age Corsica Cuccuru diachronic Earle Early Bronze Age elite figurines Filiestru Gesturi Giddens Greek important insular Iron Age Italian peninsula Italy LaMarmora Late Bronze Age Lewthwaite 1985a Lilliu mainland Mandra megalithic ment Michels Middle Bronze Age Mycenaean native Neolithic Noeddos nuraghi Nuragic archaeology Nuragic architectural Nuragic civilization Nuragic culture Nuragic development Nuragic prehistory Nuragic settlement Nuragic sites Nuragic society Nuraxi in Barumini Obsidian hydration dates Ortu Comidu Palmavera Pantalica Perrot and Chipiez phase Phoenician Plan of excavations Polada political populations post-processual pottery Principal sites mentioned recent recognized Reconstruction regions ritual Sardinia Sards Serra Serra Orrios Sicily social change stratagems structures Talayotic techno-economy tholos tion Torrean traditional Tykot Villanovan Webster west Mediterranean