Temple of Fonte sacra Su Tempiesu (Tempiessu secondo il linguista Massimo

The Temple of Fonte sacra Su Tempiesu (Tempiessu secondo il linguista Massimo Pittau) is a nuragic monument built in the Bronze Age, possibly in the 13th century BCE. It is situated in the Comune of Orune, in the province of Nuoro, in central-northern Sardinia, in the wild valley of Sa Costa 'e Sa Binza, where the spring flows. The temple was discovered in 1953 during work on the water aquifer by the property owners, and its excavation began in the 1950s under the direction of Godeval Davoli.

Subsequent excavation and restoration work was directed by Maria Ausilia Fadda in the years 1981-86 and in 1998. Construction used local basalt blocks, while transports came from Dorgali, a distant location. The monument's structure includes a fountain with a double-pitched roof, vestibule, staircase, and a circular tholos chamber protecting the spring. The restoration uncovered 32 mammalian-like protrusions carved on basalt blocks, votive objects such as swords, daggers, pins, and figurines of warriors.

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