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Nuraghe Santu Sciori

Nuraghe Santu Sciori
Nuraghe Santu Luxori
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Nuraghe Santu Sciori is located in Italy
Nuraghe Santu Sciori
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Location Pabillonis, Sardinia, Italy
Region Sardinia
Coordinates 39°37′55.7″N 8°42′41.32″E / 39.632139°N 8.7114778°E / 39.632139; 8.7114778Coordinates: 39°37′55.7″N 8°42′41.32″E / 39.632139°N 8.7114778°E / 39.632139; 8.7114778
Type Nuraghe
History
Founded 1300 BC
Cultures Nuragic civilization
Site notes
Management Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici per le province di Cagliari e Oristano
Public access Yes, free entrance

The nuraghe Santu Sciori (also known as Santu Luxori in the Sardinian language or San Lussorio in Italian) is a nuraghe located in the municipality of Pabillonis in Sardinia.

It was made in the mid-Bronze Age (1600–1300 BC) and it covers an area of 2,400 square meters. Remains of skeletons have been found near the site indicatiing a necropolis. 19th-century historian Vittorio Angius described it as important among the big nuraghes of Sardinia.

The nuraghe was made entirely from basaltic rocks, having a complex structure with a polylobate bastion and towers underground. Above it there is a church erected in 1970 in honor of St. Lussorio. Near there is another ancient church below which there is another small nuraghe.


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