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nuraghi

Prehistoric circular tower of a type found on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia. The towers date from the Bronze Age or early Iron Age, about 1500 to 500 BC. Made of a variety of stone including granite, basalt, and limestone, the structures have one to three storeys, linked by a spiral staircase. About 6,000 are known, built by local chieftains as defensible residences.

Nuraghi resemble the prehistoric stone towers of the Scottish brochs and Minorcan talyots.



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