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The data gathered helped establish the idea that the evolution of the sanctuary\u2019s architecture covered a time period from <strong>XII to the VIII century B.C., <\/strong>from the Early Final Broze Age to the Iron Age.<\/p>\n<p>The well, which can be found in the south-eastern part of the sanctuary, consists of a circular room and a staircase with <strong>14 steps<\/strong>. The remains of a cylinder shaped altar can be found outside the monument and not far away, another isodomic constructed building. \u00a0The compound also includes a circular building and a deep cistern dug into the rock.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly interesting are the organic and inorganic findings recovered during the excavation. These include: numerous bronze statues like the\u00a0<strong>warrior with horned helmet<\/strong> leading, perhaps to be sacrificed, a ram tied with a cord; a convert in the process of praying and the <strong>model of a Nuragh<\/strong>e held up by a dove. Lanterns and terracotta busts of <strong>Cerere-Demetra<\/strong> date from <strong>Roman times<\/strong> and are linked to the propitiatory cults of fertility, the cycles of nature and harvests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26240,"template":"","tipologia":[1006],"categoria":[1025],"tematica":[1029],"class_list":["post-29825","place","type-place","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tipologia-pozzo-sacro-en","categoria-archaeological-site","tematica-archeology"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Serra Niedda sacred well - Idese<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/idese.cultura.gov.it\/en\/place\/serra-niedda-sacred-well\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Serra Niedda sacred well - Idese\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The archaeological site is located a few kilometres from the town of Sorso, on a vast plain offering a great view of the gulf of Asinara. 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