Francesca surprises us once again leading us in the Nurra region, at the mount of Accoddi in particular.
Here, in addition to the necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu, we can find one of the most extraordinary and mysterious megalithic complex of the Western Mediterranean: a Mesopotamian Ziqqurat.

Ziqqurat of the mount of Accoddi: photos 1÷8
Hypogeous necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu: photo 9÷17

Some notes:

Pre-Nuraghic altar of the mount of Accoddi:
For a long time it remained only a hummock covered by natural vegetation scattered by some stones.
Someone begins to think that the Hummock could hide a barrow maybe Etruscan.
The excavation adds a new mystery to the old one.
The hummock turns to be a ziqqurat (or ziggurat), the only one existing in Sardinia.
To this day the scholars try to understand why and who could have built (3800 years B.C.) this sort of monument peculiar to the Akkadian civilization in Mesopotamia.

Necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu:
It includes at least 22 domus de janas, built between the Neolithic (IV millennium BC) and the Copper Age (III millennium BC) and used until the time of the Bonnanaro culture (about 1500 BC).
In this area there are several prehistoric sites placed within the space of a few hundred meters.
Among the most important ones we mention: the complex of Accoddi, the necropolis of Su Crucifissu Mannu, Sant’Ambrogio, Su Jaiu, Spina Santa and Marinaru, the dolmen and the menhirs of Frades Muros and about ten nuraghe.

The name of the mount:
A little mystery is also the name of the mount.
"Accoddi" is several times quoted as Agodi, Agoddi, Acode or Monte La Corra.
Referring to the oldest cadastral map at our disposal, it is called Monte de Code, namely "the mountain of the stones" for the cropping up stones.
We would not hurt illustrious linguists and historians, but as borgo-italia staff we would hazard a humble opinion: is it possible that through various distortions the name could be derived from "the Akkadian mount"?
As everybody knows this island was frequented by several pre-Roman and pre-Christian civilizations.

For more info:
Il miracolo di Monte d'Accoddì
hwikipedia: Monte d'Accoddì
wikipedia: Necropoli di Su Crucifissu Mannu

Thank to our friend Francesca for the beautiful photographs