Papers by Davide Schirru
Rivista di Scienze Preistoriche, 2023
In the present work, the Authors present a discussion of the pottery typology and sequencing of t... more In the present work, the Authors present a discussion of the pottery typology and sequencing of the Nuragic Middle Bronze Age site of Conca 'e Sa Cresia-Siddi (South-central Sardinia, SU). The excavation of the site has documented a detailed stratigraphic sequence, which has been used as a basis for the pottery sequencing. Seven radiocarbon dates have provided a robust sample for the absolute dating of the site and ceramic phases. The data presented here makes Sa Conca 'e Sa Cresia one of the best documented MBA sites across the island, which has allowed for an in-depth rediscussion of already established pottery sequences and absolute dating of MBA Nuragic sites. This work provides therefore a new point of reference for future studies, and for the dating of well-known Nuragic architectures (archaic and classical nuraghi) in particular, while also allowing for a rediscussion of already published surface findings.
PLOS ONE, 2023
The built landscape of Nuragic Sardinia is an exceptional case for geostatistical analysis, allow... more The built landscape of Nuragic Sardinia is an exceptional case for geostatistical analysis, allowing for a discussion of long-held assumptions and ideas. The function of nuraghi (ca. 1700–1100 BCE), the most prominent settled monument of the Sardinian Bronze Age, has been addressed via a multiplicity of landscape approaches, mainly relying on intuitive assessments of their spatial properties: nuraghi were assumed as means of territorial control. The series of nuraghi crowning the mesa plateau named Giara of Gesturi (South-Central Sardinia) provides a significant case for the study of their relations with visibility and movement. Context-oriented GIS models based on viewsheds and least-cost paths have been devised as targeted tools. The results show a certain correlation between nuraghi and potential movement on the slopes, thanks to the selection of plateau morphologies such as outward crests. Anyway, nuraghi do not stand exactly at the most accessible points of the plateau. Nuraghi offered ample visual control, especially at large distances, but not specifically over the closest accessible ways. This suggests that the function of nuraghi is somehow connected to defense and visibility, but it is not explained directly by local territorial control: a role as landmarks and multifaceted monuments has likely to be envisioned.
Quaderni, 2022
During summer 2019, the Pran’e Siddi Landscape Project (PSLP) used intensive site examination and... more During summer 2019, the Pran’e Siddi Landscape Project (PSLP) used intensive site examination and UAV-based photogrammetry to investigate an early Nuragic settlement system on the Siddi Plateau (Siddi, Sud Sardegna). The Siddi Plateau settlement system was previously documented by Giovanni Lilliu in 1941 with the goal of creating a general classification of its sixteen nuraghi and one giants’ tomb. PSLP surveyed the giants’ tomb and eight of the sixteen nuraghi with the goal of evaluating Lilliu’s typology. PSLP found that Lilliu’s typology requires significant revisions that may have implications for the development of the Nuragic culture in the Siddi area. This article presents the methodology and results of the Pran’e Siddi Landscape Project and proposes revisions to Lilliu’s typology.
In the present paper, the authors present the results of a GIS based analysis on the relationship... more In the present paper, the authors present the results of a GIS based analysis on the relationship between Sardinian nuraghi, megalithic dry stone buildings that represent the most common typology of monuments during the 2nd and the first centuries of the 1st millennium BC, and their landscape in terms of visibility. The adopted methodology focuses on the total viewshed concept, as a basic metric to assess visual properties. Four different Sardinian sub regions (Sinis, Siniscola, Marmilla, and Dorgali) and their nuraghi have been considered into the analysis, representing a significant – albeit partial – sample of the variability in locational choices found across the island. Results highlight a widespread interest in visibility from and to nuraghi, with the exception of the Sinis Peninsula, where nuraghi do not seem to act as landmarks. Moreover, no significant differences in visibility have been found between simple and complex nuraghi, while visibility data for nuraccheddus (generally considered to be unfinished nuraghi towers) seems to be compatible with a marginal landscape-level role.
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