10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NURAGHIC»
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Nuraghic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Nuraghic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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El-Ahwat, A Fortified Site from the Early Iron Age Near ...
Bearing in mind their absence in the Levant, the unique architectural elements of
el-Ahwat may lead us to two archaeological cultures as possible candidates for
their origin: the Nuraghic culture of Sardinia and the Toreenic culture of ...
Some historians argue that the nuraghic populace of Sardinia were theShardana,
a piratical seafaring people who appear in early Egyptian inscriptions. La Civiltà
dei Sardi (The Civilisation of the Sards) by Giovanni Lilliu is the definitive book ...
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The Cambridge Ancient History (fascicle): 57: the Western ...
They may well all be contemporary with the tombe di giganti, or impoverished
versions of them — the Giants' Graves themselves being surface versions of the
rock-cut tombs of the pre- Nuraghic Ozieri culture. The bronzes of the Nuraghic ...
G. Daniel, J. D. Evans, 1967
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sardinia
At Serra Òrrios – about 10km (6 miles) to the northwest of Dorgali and 23 km (14
miles) east of Nuoro – lies one of Sardinia's best preserved nuraghic villages,
which dates from the 12th– 10th centuries BC.The 70 round dwellings, each with
a ...
Best ThediscoveryofMycenaean ceramics in Sardinia and nuraghic pottery in
Crete suggest an early trade in tableware and contact with other cultures.
Evidence of pagan religious practices are provided by pozzisacri (well temples).
Built from ...
Lonely Planet, Kerry Christiani, Vesna Maric, 2012
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Sardinia: Sardinia
The central square, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele, is dominated by the facade of the
parish church, Santa Caterina, home to a large carved altar. Dorgali's Museo
Archeologico contains an important collection of objects from nuraghic sites, as
well ...
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Etruscan Civilization: A Cultural History
Prestige objects, such as bronze mirrors, handle attachments, and tripods of Late
Cypriote type were first traded to and then imitated in Sardinia, and some of the
nuraghic bronze objects and statuettes, cast by the lost- wax technique, date ...
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The Making of a Tropical Disease: A Short History of Malaria
Moreover, local Anopheles may have preferred to feed on the nuraghic herds
rather than humans.6 The Carthaginian invasion of Sardinia in 502 BCE
dramatically transformed the island's ecology. While some of the nuraghic
population ...
9
Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe
Italy—Polada then Fiavé (north), Proto-Apennine EBA Mediterranean islands—
Nuraghic (Sardinia), Castelluccio (Sicily), Capo Graziano (Aeolian Islands)
Britain—Collared Urns, Food Vessels, Late Beakers; Wessex I to 1700; Wessex II
c.
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Where To Go When: Italy
There are many interesting relics from the Nuraghic civilization that inhabited
Sardinia between the Bronze Age and the 2nd century AD e more than 7,000 of
their distinctive stone dwellings (nuraghe) remain over the whole of the island.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NURAGHIC»
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Nuraghic is used in the context of the following news items.
Lonely Planet's Sardinia
Dating to the eighth and ninth centuries BC, the statues are among the most important examples of nuraghic statuary ever discovered and ... «The Daily Telegraph, Feb 15»
Italy: Sardinia and the grand canyons of Europe
... concealed cave, is one of the most intriguing of Sardinia's nuraghic settlements, the 2,500-year-old Tiscali. On the left is the valley, smothered ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
Mediterranean Idyll, Historic Islands & Landmark Sites
... Sardinia's ancient, conical dwellings, emblematic of its prehistoric Nuraghic civilization, as well as its incredibly clear turquoise waters and ... «Ancient Origins, Dec 14»
Top 10: summer holiday islands in Europe
... rugged landscape of the granite interior, the fabulous seafood and, for history buffs, the strange and evocative remnants of Sardinia's ancient nuraghic culture, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
Lawrence of Sardinia
Nuraghic culture, endemic to Sardinia, dates back 4,000 years; its hive-shaped stone towers, thousands of them, still lie scattered around the ... «New York Times, Jul 14»
Cala Gonone, Sardinia: Secret Seaside
Good snorkelling at Cala Fuili and Cala Luna, and there are fascinating archaeological traces nearby of Sardinia's prehistoric Nuraghic ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
Traveller's Guide: Sardinia
Of its archaeological artefacts, the stars are a series of 2m-high nuraghic figures that are currently on display after being painstakingly rebuilt ... «The Independent, May 14»
Touching the Bronze Age
I was in Arzachena, Sardinia roaming the villages of the Nuraghic People ... typified in the Nuraghic culture of Bronze and Iron Ages in Sardinia. «Van Nuys News Press, Jan 14»
Sardinia holidays: Off the beaten track on Italy's incredible island
They are a Nuraghic village built over 3,000 years ago in the Bronze Age. I wonder how the inhabitants survived in such an arid landscape, but ... «Daily Mail, Jan 14»
Feasts from the mountains to the shore in Sardinia
The mysterious Nuraghic people came around 1800BC, followed by the Phoenicians and Carthaginians, Romans, Germanic Vandals, ... «NEWS.com.au, Jun 13»
