The Nuragic complex in Seleni is located in the forest of the same name, 6 km from Lanusei at a height of 978 metres, in an environmental setting characterised by a thick covering of holm oaks, durmast, chestnut and poplar trees.
The considerable archaeological interest comes from the unusual concentration of territorial defense and control buildings, civil buildings and monuments erected as a memorial and celebration of the dead and of worship. This abundance, together with the invaluable natural environment, merits the name of “Archaeological Park”.
The part of the site which can currently be visited is made up of two gigantic tombs and a Nuragic village which includes the ruins of a Nuragic complex and some huts. But the area of Seleni also preserves the remains of three holy wells and a residential area of 200 huts,that has not yet been touched by the excavation work.
It would not be out of place to speculate that the plane of Seleni and its immediate vicinity – like the area known as Perd’e Froris, where furnaces for the fusion of metals were discovered – was entirely inhabited, and that the settlement played a dominant role in the entire area. This is confirmed by the discovery of items from the Near East, proof of contact with far-off cultures, and the longevity of the site, whose duration spans from the Middle Bronze age (XV century B.C.) up to the Iron Age (VI century B.C.).
