page_title: Nuraghe
section_title: A "tancadu" nuraghe
hierarchical_section_title: Nuraghe / Typologies / A "tancadu" nuraghe
caption_attribution_description: English: Nuraghe in Alghero-Palmavera Français&#160;: Nuraghe d'Alghéro-Palmavera Català: Nurag a l'Alguer- La Palmavera Italiano: Italia, Sardegna, provincia di Sassari, Alghero, nuraghe Palmavera, facciata verso il cortile esterno "pubblico" (a sinistra torre A più antica in calcare, muro di collegamento e rifasciatura della torre A, più recenti, in arenaria, e torre B a destra, più recente, in arenaria e rifasciata in calcare)
context_page_description: The nuraghe, or also nurhag in English, is the main type of ancient megalithic edifice found in Sardinia, developed during the Nuragic Age between 1900 and 730 B.C. Today it has come to be the symbol of Sardinia and its distinctive culture, the Nuragic civilization. More than 7,000 nuraghes have been found, though archeologists believe that originally there were more than 10,000.
context_section_description: A "tancadu" Nuraghe (Sardinian term for courtyard) represents the evolution of the single tower Nuraghe; another circular building was later added to the main tower, with two enclosing curtain walls connecting the two. A courtyard was present within the structure, sometimes provided with a well.
caption: Nuraghe Palmavera, Alghero
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