[1] It is located in an area colonised by the Carthaginians and then by the Romans, attracted by its silver and lead deposits.

Its remains were discovered in 1836 by general Alberto La Marmora, and rebuilt to the current status in 1967.

[4] The fore section of the temple includes six columns, with a height of some 8 metres, with Ionic capitals.

The temple was provided with two square reservoirs, which housed the water for the sacred rites of purification.

The archaeological area of temple includes a small necropolis, remains of an ancient Nuragic village (13th-10th centuries BC), Roman quarries of limestone and an ancient path connecting the temple to a sacred cave where the water cult was practised.