Su Romanzesu

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Romanzesu archeological area
Bitti - Complesso nuragico di Romanzesu (05).JPG
Location Bitti, Sardinia, Italy
TypeSanctuary Village
History
Materialgranite
FoundedXIV B.C
AbandonedVII B.C
Periods Bronze Age
Cultures Nuragic civilization
Site notes
DiscoveredAntonio Taramelli (1921)
ArchaeologistsAntonio Taramelli, Maria Ausilia Fadda
ManagementCooperativa Istelai
Websitewww.romanzesu.sardegna.it

Romanzesu is an archaeological site that is located near Bitti, Nuoro Province, Sardinia.

It consists of a Bronze Age nuragic sanctuary village of more than seven hectares. The site includes a holy well, one hundred huts, two megaron temples, a rectangular temple or Heroon, an elliptical amphitheater, and a large labyrinth structure.

The name Romanzesu probably derives from the presence of Roman remains. During the 2nd-3rd centuries AD, the area was occupied by the Romans.

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