Complesso nuragico di Tamuli
Nuragic archaeological area with a complex nuraghe, a village and three giants’ tombs, including the betyl tomb with six aligned betyls.
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About the museum
The Tamuli archaeological complex lies near Mount Sant’Antonio, in the territory of Macomer, in the historical region of Marghine in central-northern Sardinia. The site offers visitors the chance to learn in one place about the “places of life” and the “places of death” of Nuragic civilisation in the Middle and Late Bronze Age (16th–13th centuries BC), and covers more than two hectares.
The nuraghe, a complex corridor-type building on a basalt outcrop, has a central tower with a lintelled entrance facing south-east and an added body with two further towers. Around it extend the remains of a village that has never been excavated, apart from brief trial trenches of the 1970s: at least 15 circular Nuragic huts, alongside later elongated huts used by shepherds as shelters for animals. About three hundred metres away are three giants’ tombs with an exedra and bench-seat, built in courses of squared and smoothed blocks.
The best preserved, tomb A, is also called the tomba dei betili (betyl tomb): on its left side six conical betyls (pedras marmuradas) are aligned, three smooth and three larger ones with two breast-shaped reliefs, which symbolically represent the male and the female deity. The visit is accompanied by panels, tactile reproductions of pottery in the teaching room, and 3D reconstructions of the tombs and rituals with virtual reality headsets.
Highlights
- Tomba dei betili with six aligned betyls
- Complex corridor-type nuraghe
- Village of huts around the nuraghe
- Three giants’ tombs
- 3D reconstructions with VR headsets and tactile reproductions
Permanent exhibition
- Complesso archeologico di Tamuli – Route among the nuraghe, the village and the three giants’ tombs, including the betyl tomb.
- Operated by
- Esedra (gestione)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,087
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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Tickets start at €4 per person, with the option of a combined ticket for the other sites managed. The site has no mobile phone or internet signal: card payment (POS) cannot be used, so cash is required.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Tactile reproductions of the pottery are available in the teaching room during the visit.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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Getting there & parking
The site lies near Mount Sant’Antonio, in the territory of Macomer.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visit with explanatory panels, tactile reproductions of pottery in the teaching room and 3D reconstructions of tombs and rituals with virtual reality headsets. Information and personalised programmes at +39 0785 743 044 or +39 347 948 1337. |
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