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The Proto-Castles of Sardinia

During the second and first millennia B.C. the inhabitants of Sardinia built thousands of conical stone towers. Called nuraghi, they show the influence of early Greek civilization

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 201 Issue 6This article was originally published with the title “The Proto-Castles of Sardinia” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 201 No. 6 (), p. 62
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1259-62