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Filitosa
Filitosa I
LOCATION
Latitude: 41°44'41.6"N
Longitude: 8°52'12.2"E
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Filitosa II
Filitosa III
Filitosa IV
Filitosa V
Filitosa VI
Tappa I
Filitosa, the Prehistoric Capitol of Corsica, is a megalithic site in southern Corsica,
France. Its period of occupation spans from the end of the Neolithic era and the
beginning of the Bronze Age, until around the Roman times in Corsica. In 1946, the
owner of the site, Mr. Charles - Antoine Cesari, discovered for the first time, lying
at the foot of the hillock at Filitosa, several statues-menhirs. He also uncovered, on
the spur, vestiges of very old buildings. Mr. M. P. Lamotte, then the Chief Archivist
of Corsica, saw on inspecting the site, the importance of this discovery. Mr. Roger
Grosjean, a CNRS archaeologist on a visit to Corsica, undertook, with the constant
agreement and assistance of Mr. Cesari, the systematic excavation of Filitosa.
Finds of arrow heads and pottery date earliest inhabitation to 3300 BC. Around
1500 BC, 2-3 metre menhirs were erected. The Cesari family has since ensured the
conservation and maintenance of the site. The ancient megalithic sculptors have
made Filitosa the largest centre of Corsican and Mediterranean statuary art.
Filitosa contains 50% of Corsican anthropomorphic menhirs and nearly 30% of
Corsican statues-menhirs. The site also contains a small museum. In total, about
twenty menhirs of various times were counted in Filitosa. They constitute
approximately half of the total stock of these monuments in Corsica. After the
anthropomorphic period around 1200 BC, construction of building of large circular
monuments, the ‘torre’ began.
Western Torre Monument
Central Torre Monument
Other Monuments
Filitosa VII
Filitosa VIII
Filitosa IX
Filitosa X
Filitosa XI