Villanovaforru (Medio Campidano)
Nuraghe Genna Maria
On a hilltop in the Marmilla, the nuraghe Genna Maria was an important Nuragic control centre in Sardinia.
A CONTROL CENTRE IN THE MARMILLA
The complex stands in the territory of Villanovaforru, on the summit of a hill, from where the view reaches the Gulf of Oristano and, on the clearest days, the Gulf of Cagliari.
Inhabited for over half a millennium, the Genna Maria complex developed around the nuraghe as one of the main centres of control and organisation in central-southern Sardinia. The dwellings of an extensive village and a perimeter wall completed the settlement.
Today the village huts, the perimeter wall and the complex nuraghe are preserved at the site.
NURAGHE GENNA MARIA
DATING
15th century BC – 4th century AD Nuragic and Roman periods
TYPE
Four-lobed nuraghe with village and antemurale
DIMENSIONS
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STATE OF PRESERVATION
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OTHER MONUMENTS AT THE SITE
Village, antemurale with 6 towers
FINDS
Pottery, wheat, barley, legumes 650 lamps, coin offerings
ENVIRONMENT
Hill in the Marmilla
VISITABLE
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SERVICES
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ACCESSIBILITY
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THE SITE
The Genna Maria complex comprises a nuraghe, around which stood a village surrounded by a powerful perimeter wall. Traces of food and everyday tools preserve the life story of over half a millennium of the complex.
THE TERRITORY
The complex stands at Villanovaforru, on the summit of a hill in the Marmilla, from where the view reaches the Gulf of Oristano and, on the clearest days, the Gulf of Cagliari. Around the nuraghe developed an extensive village with a perimeter wall.