Filitosa

Filitosa is a megalithic site in southern Corsica, France [1]. The 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 [1]. The site was discovered in 1946 by the owner of the land, Charles-Antoine Cesari, and brought to the attention of archeologists by the British writer, Dorothy Carrington [1]. Systematic excavations started in 1954 by Roger Grosjean [1]. Finds of arrow heads and pottery date earliest inhabitation to 3300 BC [1]. Around 1500 BC, 2-3 metre menhirs were erected [1]. They have been carved with representations of human faces, armour and weapons [1].