Torrean civilization

The Torre- culture of the Mediterranean island of Corsica has its name from the tower-like buildings, the Torri, built in the south of Corsica from the Bronze Age from about 1600 BC. Well under the influence of Sardinian Bonnyrigg culture emerged primarily in the area Ornano / Sartenais and the probably founded in the 9th century BC city of Porto -Vecchio (Old Port ), the sixteen only three to seven meter high towering nuraghenartigen buildings. But only the Nuraghe Albucciu in Arzachena shows a certain similarity to the Torri,

• Alo - Bisucce
• Araghju
• Balestra
• Capula
• Castellucciu
• Castiddacciu
• Torre of Ceccia
• Cuntorba
• Cucuruzzu
• Filitosa
• Torre of Foce
• Forcina
• Pozzone
• Rusumini ( in the north)
• Torre Tappa
• Torracone
• Torre by Torre

Menhirs

A hallmark of the various Corsican cultures is the anthropomorphic menhir or Statuenmenhir. While initially very simple small menhirs standing in and around the megalithic (stone boxes ), they become independent later, bigger and convert to Statuenmenhiren that can also show (with wife pictures ) a carved armament in the south of the island. As the Corsican megalithic comes to an end, only in the northern part of the island ( Nativu - Partimonio, Luzzipeiu - Calanzana, Capu - Casincu ) Statuenmenhire be placed.

The French archaeologist Roger Grosjean, who gave the name of culture, due to the shown weapons drew the comparison to the images at the temple of Medinet Habu in Egypt. The sharp Danish warriors of the local bas-reliefs showed similarities with statues of Megalithbildhauer. Recent research opinions reject the " Shardanen - theory" and suggest that the torreanische culture emerged from the development of an island cultures. To 1000-800 BC to lose track of the megalithic and Torreaner.

The construction techniques of Sesioten on Pantelleria, Talayotic in the Balearic Islands, as well as the simultaneous nuraghi in Sardinia are comparable to those of Torre- culture.