The upper floors of the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari display the materials according to topographical criteria, illustrating the most important archaeological sites present in the provinces of Cagliari and Oristano.
The chronological route begins with the exhibition of artifacts related to the cultures of the Neolithic, Eneolithic, and early Bronze Age, coming from some of the main sites, such as the rock shelter of Su Carroppu di Sirri (Carbonia) or the residential and funerary settlement of Cuccuru s’Arriu (Cabras), with stone statuettes of female deities; numerous materials linked to the Eneolithic cultures of Ozieri, Filigosa, Monte Claro, Abealzu, and the Bell Beaker culture.
Of exceptional importance and interest is the collection of small bronzes that present a rich variety of depictions: warriors armed with bow or sword, tribal chiefs, female deities, offering figures, men and women at work, but also animal representations, among which bulls and deer prevail. They testify to the social and public religious organization as well as the daily life of the Nuragic civilization.
The subsequent phases of Phoenician colonization and Punic domination, between the 8th and 3rd century BC, are well represented by the reconstruction of the Tofet of Tharros (Cabras) and by materials from the sites of Nora (Pula), Monte Sirai (Carbonia), and Sant’Antioco.
From the Roman period there are black-gloss ceramics, thin-walled, Italic, Gallic, African, glassware, and oil lamps. Some lead ingots are interesting, embossed with the name of the emperor under whom they were produced. Remarkable are the Punic goldsmithing and Byzantine jewelry.
 to the Byzantine period (8th century AD), through the materials of the ancient museum collections.){kind=link}