In the 14th century BC the nuraghe was built.

Until the 9th century BC the nuraghe was inhabited.

Roman Imperial materials were also found at the site; their presence does not establish whether and how the monument was frequented in that period.

THE NURAGHE

Nuraghe Majori is a single-tower nuraghe. Built with large roughly hewn granite blocks, it consists of one tower with an irregular circular plan. At its base it incorporates natural rock outcrops that condition its shape.

The entrance is topped by a lintel with a small opening above it. The east-facing openings made the most of sunlight and gave shelter from the north-west Maestrale wind.

From the entrance a corridor covered with horizontal stone slabs leads inside. Halfway along, two ovoid chambers open on either side, originally with tholos ceilings.

The corridor also leads to a wide courtyard where the staircase to the upper floor develops; only small stretches of its walls remain visible.

THE VILLAGE

Around the nuraghe extended a large village of huts, whose traces can now be glimpsed in the vegetation. The huts were built of stone with roofs of wood and branches.

The finds — bowls, cups, baking trays, containers for foodstuffs and pans — testify to the residential and civil use of the nuraghe and to daily activities.

Roman Imperial finds and fragments of rock crystal were also recovered, suggesting possible links with other Nuragic sites and with nearby Corsica.

A colony of small bats lives in the nuraghe today.

Archaeological investigations were carried out in 1986 and 1997-98.

Gallurarcheologica, “Il Nuraghe”.

Sardegna Terra di Nuraghi, “I tesori di Tempio Pausania: Nuraghe Majori”.

SardegnaCultura, “Tempio Pausania, Nuraghe Majori”.

SardegnaTurismo, “Nuraghe Majori”.

The name Nuraghe Majori recalls the large size of the stone blocks used to build it.