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City of Ogliastra

Ogliastra is a geographical and historical region situated in central eastern Sardinia (formerly known as Barbagia Trigonia).
The origins of Ogliastra be sought in the first traces of human settlements dating back probably to the Neolithic. At the time, were mainly the coast to be inhabited until the pirate raids, more often, forced the first settlers to move inland and give thus rise to the first mountain villages, where he began practicing ' agriculture and pastoralism.
The pagan cult of the peoples prenuragic is witnessed by the various artifacts such as stone circles and menhirs Domus de Janas that have been found in the area. The area also has more than 200 monuments dating back to Nuraghic witness to a remarkable concentration of populations in the region. The average nuragico is characterized not only by the rich documentation material, by the widespread presence of monuments of different functions: nuraghi tholos simple or complex, giants' tombs, wells and sacred springs. The choice of sites for their construction is indicative of careful analysis, which has mainly focused on places dominant volcanic or sedimentary, overlooking the main depressions, which were important transit routes, or the plain areas closer to major sources. In addition, some archeological discoveries in the area show that the ancient inhabitants Ogliastra are people-oriented cultural contacts.
Later in the seventh century BC the area was occupied by the Phoenicians, the Carthaginians, and later, in the third century BC by the Romans, the people who managed to strengthen the few landing but was unable to colonize the interior areas on the strength of Sardinians and the harshness of the territory.

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