Filitosa

A fortified promontory settlement in Corsica, France, dating to the Chalcolithic or Early Bronze Age c 2500-2000 BC. There is a tower (torre) - a dry-stone tower fortified by a wall of Cylopean masonry; inside are three buildings. The walls incorporate statue-menhirs, which show warriors armed with daggers and swords. There is a radiocarbon date of c 1500 BC for one of the three torri inside the defenses.

A defended promontory site in southern Corsica, belonging to the Torre culture. The walls are built of Cyclopean masonry and incorporate broken statuemenhirs; these and others in the area apparently represent male figures equipped with daggers and swords. There is a radiocarbon date of cl200 bc (cl500 bc) for one of the three torri inside the defences.