Nuragic Settlement Dynamics: The east coast of Sardinia

Front cover
Title page
Dedication page
Of Related Interest
Acknowledgements
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
1. Research aims
2. Nuragic settlement dynamics: an introduction
	2.1 Early Bronze Age (c.2300–1800 bc)
	2.2 Middle Bronze Age (c.1800–1300 bc)
	2.3 Recent Bronze Age (c.1300–1150 bc)
	2.4 Final Bronze Age (c.1150–900 bc)
	2.5 Early Iron Age (c.900–750 bc)
	2.6 Late Iron Age (c.750–500 bc)
3. Research methodology
	3.1 Theoretical approaches
	3.2 Survey methodology
		3.2.1 Architectural typology
		3.2.2 Landscape location and context
		3.2.3 Location in relation to other sites and intervisibility
		3.2.4 Location in relation to the coastline
		3.2.5 Location in relation to pre-Nuragic sites
	3.3 Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
	3.4 Published excavation reports
	3.5 Identification of methodological difficulties and limitations
4. The Nuragic east coast of Sardinia: research context
	4.1 Sample areas: a geographical context
	4.2 Sarrabus (sample area 1): history and current state of research
	4.3 Barisardo–Cardedu (sample area 2): history and current state of research
	4.4 Other parts of the east coast of Sardinia
	4.5 Conclusions
5. The Early and Middle Bronze Age (c.2300–1300 bc)
	5.1 The Early and Middle Bronze Age in sample area 1
		5.1.1 Settlement patterns and territoriality
		5.1.2 Relations between domestic and funerary sites
	5.2 The Early and Middle Bronze Age in sample area 2
		5.2.1 Settlement patterns and territoriality
		5.2.2 Relations between domestic and funerary sites
	5.3 The Early and Middle Bronze Age of the Sardinian east coast in a central Mediterranean context
	5.4 Conclusions
6. The Recent and Final Bronze Age (c.1300–900 bc)
	6.1 The Recent and Final Bronze Age in sample area 1
		6.1.1 Settlement patterns and territoriality
		6.1.2 Ritual and funerary sites
	6.2 The Recent and Final Bronze Age in sample area 2
		6.2.1 Settlement patterns
		6.2.2 Relations between domestic and ritual sites
	6.3 The Recent and Final Bronze Age of the Sardinian east coast in a central Mediterranean context
	6.4 Conclusions
7. The Iron Age (c.900–500 bc)
	7.1 The Iron Age in sample area 1
	7.2 The Iron Age in sample area 2
	7.3 Conclusions
8. Site biographies: selected case studies
	8.1 Nuraghe Cea (Loceri)
	8.2 Pozzo sacro Su Presoni (Cardedu)
9. East and West: a comparison
	9.1 Settlement patterns and territoriality
	9.2 Ritual sites and their relationship with settlement sites
	9.3 Use of the coast and trade
	9.4 Identity
	9.5 Conclusions
10. Conclusions and future research prospects
Appendix 1. Nuragic sites in sample area 1
	1. Protonuraghi
	2. Single towered nuraghi and nuraghi-capanne (nuracheddus)
	3. Complex nuraghi
	4. Nuraghi of undefinable typology
	5. Settlements associated with the nuraghi
	6. Open settlements
	7. Tombe di giganti
	8. Undefined and negatively verified sites
Appendix 2. Nuragic sites in sample area 2
	1. Protonuraghi
	2. Mixed-type nuraghi
	3. Single-towered nuraghi
	4. Complex nuraghi
	5. Settlements
	6. Fortifications
	7. Tombe di giganti
	8. Pozzi sacri
Appendix 3. Spatial relations between pre-Nuragic and Nuragic sites in sample area 1
	1. Probable relationship
	2. Possible relationship
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