Nuraghe Is Paras
 Nuraghe Is Paras | |
| Location | Isili, Sardinia, Italy |
|---|---|
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Nuragic civilization |
The nuraghe Is Paras is an archeological site of Isili, a town in the historical region of Sarcidano, province of Cagliari.
The nuraghe is located in a strategic position dominating the underlying territories open to the West. Its shape is that of a trilobate nuraghe, formed by a triangular bastion with three towers at the corners.
According to the archaeologist Giovanni Lilliu his tholos is the largest and most harmonious of all those present in Sardinia.
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Bibliography
- Giovanni Lilliu, I nuraghi, torri preistoriche della Sardegna, Cagliari, La Zattera 1962
- Ercole Contu, L'architettura nuragica, Ichnussa. La Sardegna dalle origini all'età classica, Milano, Scheiwiller 1981
- A. Moravetti, Gli interventi del 1975-77 nel nuraghe Is Paras di Isili, in L’eredità del Sarcidano e della Barbagia di Seulo, Sassari - Blackwood e Partners 2000
- T. Cossu, Il Nuraghe Is Paras di Isili: campagna di scavo 1998, in L’eredità del Sarcidano e della Barbagia di Seulo, Sassari - Blackwood e Partners 2000
Coordinates: 39°44′55″N 9°06′27″E / 39.7486°N 9.1075°E
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