Sardinian ziggurat, also known as the Sanctuary of Monte D'Akkoddi - is an ancient megalithic monuments, which was discovered in Sardinia in 1954 near the city of Sassari. The name of the ziggurat he received for his form of multi-tower.

According to archeologists, this unique across the Mediterranean region, a monument was erected around 5, 5 thousand years ago, representatives of culture ozieri culture, which had close ties with the Minoan Crete and throughout the eastern Mediterranean. He then repeatedly rebuilt and partly reconstructed. The most recent renovation, dated 2600-2400 years BC - The heyday of culture Abealtsu-Filigosa.

Initially in this area there were settlements culture ozieri culture, they were mostly simple square house .  In addition, there was located a necropolis consisting of underground tombs, and the sanctuary with the menhir, the stone slabs for making sacrifices and stone balls .  Some scholars suggest that the balloons symbolized the sun and the moon .  Later it was built the first broad platform in the form of a truncated pyramid height of about 5 meters and an area of ​​27x27 meters of base .  She settled area the size of 12, 5x7, 2 meters, painted ocher and so-called "red church" .  Probably at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC . e .  there was a terrible fire, traces of which are visible today, and that made locals leave this place .  A few hundred years, the temple was destroyed and covered with earth and stones - the so-formed second platform, also has the shape of a truncated pyramid height of about 10 meters and a base area 36h29 meters .  The general form of the entire structure resembles the ziggurats of Mesopotamia started around the same time . 

For a time the sanctuary of Monte D'Akkoddi remained an important religious center, but in the Bronze Age, it again fell into disrepair and was abandoned. Already in 1800 BC the structure was destroyed and served as a place for burials. During World War II, the upper part of the church seriously damaged, because in these places laid trench to install anti-battery. Fortunately, shortly after the war began large-scale archaeological excavations: the first took place from 1954 to 1958, and later - from 1979 to 1990. As a result of these works Sardinian ziggurat was partially restored, and now it is a major tourist attraction of the island.