Buddusò

In the surroundings of Buddusò, in the province of Sassari, the remains of some dolmens and the domus de janas necropolis of Ludurru were brought to light, excavated in a granite outcrop of the town’s plateau. It consists of six hypogea and dates back to 3200-2800 BC. Some domus have single-celled environments while others have multicellular plants. One of the domus preserves traces of red paint in a decoration with parallel bands in relief.
Among the traces of activity from the Nuragic age there are some giants’ tombs and several nuraghes, including the Loelle complex nuraghe. The archaeological area includes a village and a complex of nuraghe, built in granite blocks, presenting mixed characteristics of both tholos nuraghes and protonuraghi (corridor nuraghi). It consists of a central tower and a three-lobed bastion; the village with numerous huts develops around the bastion.

Nuraghe Loelle – ph. credits : Gianni Careddu, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

ph. credits foto in evidenza: ArcheoBudduso, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons