 The village was founded around the year 1000 AD, though there is archaeological evidence of a nuragic settlement, and grew out of a farm settlement.Nuxis' pastoral settlement was aided by the presence of Benedectine monks in nearby Narcao and Flumentepido.The small church, of area less than , of Sant'Elia di Tattinu, located approximately south of the village is an example of Byzantine architecture in Sardinia.