<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">nuraghi</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>Nuraghic</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>defensive towers</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>noraghe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nuraghe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nuraghes</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nuragi</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>nuraxis</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Ancient Sardinian towerlike structures, dating from the Bronze and Iron Ages; generally associated with villages, built on hilltops, and having tapering sides and corbel-vaulted interior spaces. Many are large, but others are small. The purpose and function of the structures are not entirely understood; among the possible uses are location markers, religious temples, rulers' residences, military strongholds, or meeting halls. ]]></note></mads>