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<< Our Photo Pages >> Castaldu statue-menhir - Sculptured Stone in France in Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A)

Submitted by Aska on Saturday, 23 March 2024  Page Views: 6406

Multi-periodSite Name: Castaldu statue-menhir Alternative Name: Castellu, Castadu
Country: France Département: Corsica:Corse-Sud (2A) Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Ciamannacce  Nearest Village: Cozzano
Latitude: 41.930930N  Longitude: 9.133150E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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One of the most interesting and hard-to-find statue-menhirs in Corsica. It has a dagger mark and, very unique, 2 round swells on its breast. Is it an Amazon or a new type of armour? Do not believe the triangle (menhir) mark on the IGN 4253OT map, this statue-menhir stands in an oak wood beyond the stone boundary wall of Castaldu meadow, on the 2nd natural terrace above the Taravo river and an apple garden.
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Re: Castaldu statue-menhir by Andy B on Saturday, 23 March 2024
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More details of this site: isintineddi.casciani.fr/Documents/ST%20Castaldu.pdf (in French, but the text is easily auto translated.)

Extract: Circumstance of discovery: The stone lies in a grove of young oak trees, on the edge of a natural terrace. Under this grove, Mr. Venturelli occasionally cuts granite for his constructions. In 1981, he noticed this worked stone and saved it.

The rocket guard pommel assembly, 12.5 cm long, is clearly distinct from the blade (or the scabbard) The association of these two lines provides an element which, in itself or in relation with the upper reliefs, admits many readings, especially since the sternal zone where they are overlap calls for a more detailed examination: schematized limit of the rib cage? crossed straps? lower edges of a “vest” covering the breasts, or a “breastplate” reinforced and decorated on the pectorals? upper edge of a “loincloth” held, pointed, between breasts?
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