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Filitosa, armed warrior's menhir. 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, armed warrior's menhir. 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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