<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWatu wa kale waliishi katika kisiwa hicho wakiwa na nyumba na minara ya ulinzi yenye umbo la koni kabla ya wakoloni wa Krethe, Wafoinike, Wakarthage, na Waroma.  <response>: Prehistoric man dotted the island with his mysterious cone-shaped nuraghi houses and watchtowers before it was colonized by Cretans, Phoenicians, Carthaginians, and Romans. 