Location
It’s located about 11 km. from Sassari in the direction of Portotorres and rises in the fertile countryside, full of history and prehistoric monuments and evidence.
Worth visiting
• The village-sanctuary
Situated in a large calcareous area and surrounding a pyramid-shaped tower, it’s a “high” place similar to the eastern ziqqurath temple; its name is the Altar of Mount D’Accoddi.
• The monumental altar
• Domus de janas
Characteristics
Within the context of the Abealzu and Filigosa cultures, archaeologists include an important monument to megalithic architecture, unique to the western world; the terraced temple of Mount d’Accoddi near Sassari. It’s an artificial quadrangular hill about 10m high similar to the Mesopotamian ziqqurath. It’s most likely a temple dedicated to a celestial divinity, perhaps the sun or the mother goddess. The sacred rituals took place at the summit of the construction, access was gained by a ramp. Alongside the ramp and still very visible today, stood a large sacrificial, limestone altar.
