San Pietro di Zuri and the Persistence of Architecture in Sardinia At first sight, San Pietro di Zuri appears almost improbably intact. Its long body of reddish stone, articulated apse, bell structure and rhythmic sequence of blind arches form one of the most distinctive examples of late Romanesque architecture in Sardinia. Yet the church has …
Rethinking the Phoenicians in Sardinia: Between Local Agency and Mediterranean Networks
A Question ReopenedDid the Phoenicians really colonize Sardinia? For generations the answer seemed obvious: ancient sources spoke of colonies, modern textbooks repeated the story, and archaeology was read through the lens of conquest. Yet the ground tells a subtler tale. Recent scholarship invites us to rethink not only what the Phoenicians did, but also what …
Luigi Monzo 