Paulilatino (Oristano)
Santa Cristina
At Paulilatino, the Santa Cristina complex, dominated by its well temple, is one of the best-known nuragic cult sites in Sardinia.
A SANCTUARY ON THE ABBASANTA PLATEAU
The complex stands on a rise of the Abbasanta plateau, in the territory of Paulilatino, in central Sardinia.
Frequented since the Middle Bronze Age (19th–14th century BC), it began with the village and the nuraghe and grew over the centuries to include cult places that made it a sanctuary.
Today the village structures, the nuraghe, the Meeting Hut, the well temple with its sacred enclosure and the later Christian village can be seen.
The settlement was frequented after the protohistoric age too, as the still-used novenario shows.
SANTA CRISTINA
DATING
19th–14th century BC village and nuraghe 12th–9th century BC well temple
TYPE
Nuragic sanctuary Well temple, village and nuraghe
DIMENSIONS
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STATE OF PRESERVATION
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OTHER MONUMENTS AT THE SITE
Meeting Hut, novenario, church of Santa Cristina
FINDS
Metal objects, ornaments, bronzes of Middle Eastern origin
ENVIRONMENT
Abbasanta plateau
VISITABLE
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SERVICES
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ACCESSIBILITY
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THE SITE
The complex brings together buildings for worship and community life, a village and a nuraghe. The well temple, with its basalt blocks, is its most striking monument.
THE TERRITORY
The Abbasanta plateau, in central Sardinia, is a landscape of basalt, pastures and nuragic evidence.
