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The Monte d’Accoddi Sanctuary, located a few kilometers from Sassari, represents a unique site in the archaeology of prehistoric Sardinia. The site, discovered in the 1950s by the archaeologist Ercole Contu, includes a terraced altar in the shape of a truncated pyramid, the remains of huts, and various artifacts with a probable symbolic or ritual function.
The site was frequented and occupied by humans in various phases of Prehistory, from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age.
In the surrounding area, hypogeic necropolises, dolmens, and menhirs have been documented, bearing witness to a significant occupation of the area since Prehistoric times.
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In front of you stretches the prehistoric sanctuary of Monte d’Accoddi, dominated by a large terraced altar in the shape of a truncated pyramid. Around the main monument, you can identify the remains of village huts and the area where objects connected to symbolic and ritual functions were found.
The sanctuary is located slightly elevated above the Nurra plain, just a few kilometers from Sassari. The landscape you see today was, even in prehistoric times, a densely inhabited area, with living spaces, places of worship, and zones designated for burials.
