IL NURAGHE S. PIETRO IN LOC. SORRES, BORUTTA (SS)

Abstract

The nuraghe of S. Pietro di Sorres, located on the commune of Borutta (SS), is the largest of a series of buildings ready to crown the slopes of the plateau of limestone of Mura. The location - at the top of the hill of Sorres (524 m above se level) - near the romanesque cathedral of S. Peter, suggests a military use that began during the Late Bronze Age and maintained in the subsequent history (Punic, Roman, Vandalic, Byzantine, Judicial). From an architectural point of view it falls within the type tholos polilobato. The remains of local limestone give an impressive testimony of the building. Numerous materials of ceramic and bronze found inside and around, during the excavation work in the 50s of last century, are a confirmation of its importance in the Mejlogu area. We can’t not exclude a certain type of ritual/ funerary connection with the nearby karst cave of Sa Rocca 'e Ulari and an hierarchical connection with the nuraghe Santu Antine of Torralba.