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Filitosa, circular stone structures on the site, known as torri which may have been used as temples. The site was discovered in 1946 by the owner of the land, Charles-Antoine Cesari and systematic excavations started in 1954. Around 1500 BC, 2-3 metre menhirs were erected, carved with representations of human faces, armour and weapons. About twenty menhirs were erected in Filitosa, approximately half of the total of these monuments in Corsica.. The site was discovered in 1946 by the owner of the land, Charles-Antoine Cesari and systematic excavations started in 1954. Around 1500 BC, 2-3 metre menhirs were erected, carved with representations of human faces, armour and weapons. About twenty menhirs were erected in Filitosa, approximately half of the total of these monuments in Corsica.

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Filitosa, circular stone structures on the site, known as torri which may have been used as temples. The site was discovered in 1946 by the owner of the land, Charles-Antoine Cesari and systematic excavations started in 1954. Around 1500 BC, 2-3 metre menhirs were erected, carved with representations of human faces, armour and weapons. About twenty menhirs were erected in Filitosa, approximately half of the total of these monuments in Corsica.. The site was discovered in 1946 by the owner of the land, Charles-Antoine Cesari and systematic excavations started in 1954. Around 1500 BC, 2-3 metre menhirs were erected, carved with representations of human faces, armour and weapons. About twenty menhirs were erected in Filitosa, approximately half of the total of these monuments in Corsica.