Filitosa

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Filitosa is a renowned prehistoric archaeological site in southern Corsica, famous for its Bronze Age megalithic statues and stone structures.

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Label Occurrences
Filitosa canonical 1
Filitosa (regional area) 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
megalithic site ⓘ
prehistoric site ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
culturalAttribution Corsican megalithic culture ⓘ
Torrean culture ⓘ
department Corse-du-Sud ⓘ
discoveredBy Charles-Antoine Cesari ⓘ
discoveryYear 1946 ⓘ
earliestOccupationDate circa 6000 BCE ⓘ
environment Mediterranean maquis landscape ⓘ
excavatedBy Roger Grosjean ⓘ
excavationStartYear 1954 ⓘ
hasArtifactType ceramic fragments ⓘ
metal objects ⓘ
polished stone tools ⓘ
statue-menhir ⓘ
hasFeature central monumental complex ⓘ
circular stone structures ⓘ
engraved weapons on statues ⓘ
megalithic statues with carved faces ⓘ
quarry marks ⓘ
rock shelters ⓘ
stone platforms ⓘ
hasOnsiteMuseum true ⓘ
heritageStatus Major archaeological site of France ⓘ
knownFor Bronze Age megalithic statues ⓘ
megalithic stone structures ⓘ
prehistoric fortifications ⓘ
statue-menhirs ⓘ
stone alignments ⓘ
tower-like structures ⓘ
locatedIn Corsica ⓘ
commune of Sollacaro ⓘ
southern Corsica ⓘ
locatedNear Taravo valley ⓘ
mainOccupationDate 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
period Bronze Age ⓘ
Chalcolithic ⓘ
Neolithic ⓘ
significance evidence of complex social organization in Bronze Age Corsica ⓘ
key site for understanding Corsican prehistory ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corse-du-Sud → contains → Filitosa ⓘ
Sartène → hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite → Filitosa (regional area) ⓘ
linked to: Filitosa