Dolianova

The territory of Dolianova, town of the region called Parteolla, has been inhabited since the Recent Neolithic thanks to the fertility that characterizes its countryside, very favorable for the practice of agriculture.
The burial found in Bingia Beccia area dates back to the Neolithic, which yielded two small stone containers.
Findings from the Copper Age are scarce, but more significant are the traces of the Bronze Age, for which there are attested villages, single-tower and complex nuraghi, the remains of the giants’ tomb of Su Tiriaxiu and a sacred spring, near of which an area dedicated to community meetings can also be identified.
The nuraghe Sa Domu ‘e S’Orcu is certainly important, made of granite and located on a hill.
A bronze torch holder found inside a nuraghe dates back to the early Iron Age testifying, perhaps, sporadic contact with Phoenician merchants.
The Punic and then Roman ages, however, testify a more widespread control of the territory: the settlements are more numerous and located further downstream than in the previous era; in this age agricultural activity, linked above all to cereal production, also increased.
The territory of Dolianova continued to be frequented even under Vandal rule and during the early Middle Ages. The evidence informs us that the territory continued to be inhabited in a widespread manner even during this period.

Featured photo: Sa Domu ‘e s’Orcu nuraghe

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