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Arzachena

This ruin was occupied from about the 14 century to the 9^th century BC, and covers several hundred kilometers.  It is estimated that between 90 – 100 buildings made up the complete village in its hey-day, but the ruin today consists of far fewer buildings.  There is much more of the village that needs to be excavated and explored, but it seems that archeologists only work on this ruin over the summer months, so the exploring is a slow process.  There are several of these ruins around the island of Sardinia, but this was the only one we were able to see.

Ruins around the Tower

As we walked around the central, beehive shaped tower, we saw numerous ruins.  I was quite surprised by the sort of good shape the foundations of things were.

Rock and Wood Natural Sculpture

As we walked along, and I looked down, I saw this lovely natural sculpture – rock and wood sort of flowing over and around it.  I have no idea what the shape of the wood was originally, but it seems to have molded itself around the rock over time.

Hut Ruins around the Tower

Here’s a better look at some of the ruins of the huts that were once all around the central tower.  All that’s left now are the foundations, but you can see how circular they were.  I was actually quite surprised at how even the circles were.  I wonder what type of measuring tools they had.

Stairs to Doorway

As we approached the tower, I noticed these rock stairs that led up to the doorway.  Could it be that the doorway was to one of the huts surrounding the tower, or was it to another portion of the tower?  So many questions surface when walking around the ruins, and an indicator of the mysteries held close by these ruins.

Stairs in Tower

As we entered the tower, off to our left was a stairway leading up to what must have been the second floor of this tower…..or to the absolute top of the tower.  I’m not certain which, and the archeologists are working on restoring this part of the ruin.

Looking Up the Tower

In the center of the tower, we could look up toward the top of the beehive cone shape.  The blue at the top is the covering across the opening at the top of the tower, to keep out any rain, so the archeologists could stay dry while working!

LiLolghi

This “tomb of the giants” was located about a mile or so from the actual ruin.  There is another “tomb of the giants” located to the south of Olbia, near another set of ruins.  This is a burial chamber for presumably rulers back in the Bronze Age when the people who lived in the ruins lived.

Enjoy!