Although the profile of Monte d’Accoddi was well known to the local population, the site’s true archaeological history begins in the 1950s. Between 1952 and 1958, archaeologist Ercole Contu directed the first systematic excavations, uncovering the truncated pyramid structure with a ramp, the menhir, the offering tables, and part of the surrounding village.
This research placed Monte d’Accoddi within a broader regional excavation program, which also included Su Nuraxi di Barumini and the Nora area, with a dual objective: to recover the archaeological heritage and create new job opportunities in post-war Sardinia.
Today, the sanctuary is considered an open-air laboratory for scholars and visitors, a place where questions about the past remain unanswered and each excavation season adds a piece to our understanding of pre-Nuragic cultures.
