The Palmavera nuragic complex is located in the northwest of Sardinia, in the area between the Gulf of Alghero and that of Porto Conte. It consists of a nuraghe, a large polylobed limestone block antemural connecting four tower-huts, and the surrounding village. The nuraghe is made up of a main tower, partially enclosed by a bastion, a courtyard, a secondary tower, and a short corridor with niches. One of the tower-huts attached to the antemural has features that set it apart from the others: it is the so-called meeting hut, according to a recurring use in several nuragic villages. Considered the seat of a council of elders, it is a large circular hut (8.87 m in diameter), equipped with a seat running along the entire circumference and with a circular base in the center that served to support a sacred sculpture. In the other huts connected to the antemural probably lived the wealthier families, separated from those who inhabited the simpler huts in the village, located outside the antemural. Here are preserved about fifty spaces, including enclosures and huts, the latter mainly circular in plan and made of limestone blocks. The construction of the complex went through three different phases, from the 15th to the 8th century BC.
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