Stantari

The megalithic alignement de Stantari is located on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica near the Dolmen Fontanaccia and the Alignment of Renaggiu in the southwest of Sartenais.

Nature

The dating from the Bronze Age 1500-1000 BC dated two rows of stones, composed of more than 20 upright again asked menhirs or Statuenmenhiren.

Your front page is directed to the east. The long-hidden under an old wall stones were uncovered by the excavations of Roger Grosjean 1964. The two of Grosjean after the nearby village as " Cauria II" (2.78 m high) and " Cauria IV" (2.91 m high) designated statues in the northern region of the stone series are among the largest in Corsica. They are the only Statuenmenhire with indicated arms and hands. As a military attribute recognize a " dagger sword ", which is supported in a hanger with shoulder strap. At the sword is a kind of loincloth follows, which forms on the back of menhirs a crooked line motif.

The engravings on the vertical back side will be interpreted as the spine or belts Schwertgehänges. Interestingly, the two recesses (with a diameter of 7 cm, with a depth of 3 cm ) on the sides of the head above the forehead. After Grosjean they served for the attachment of horns, so it is a kind of Bukranion. Red color marks on Cauria II and IV indicate, among other indications suggest that these and other menhir statues were painted with red ocher.