Nuragic Complex of Sa Sedda e Sos Carros

Nuragic Complex of Sa Sedda e Sos Carros
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Sa Sedda 'e Sos Carros ("the passing point of the wagons") is a Nuragic archaeological complex in the Lanaittu Valley near Oliena, Sardinia, dating to the 12th-9th centuries BC. Its centerpiece is a circular ceremonial structure featuring seven ram-head protomes carved in relief, through which water flowed via lead pipes into a central monolithic basin. The complex also served as a metallurgical center, with iron slags and bronze objects including axes, spears, and fibulae recovered during excavations begun in the 1970s by Fulvia Lo Schiavo.

TypeCity/town/settlement
Period1500 - 500 BC
CountryItaly
Coordinates40.2584° N, 9.4867° E

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