Statue Menhir U Scumunicatu
The statue menhir U Scumunicatu stands northeast of Cargèse , in the Corse-du-Sud department on Corsica in France .
Find
The randomly found in agricultural work along the creek Bubbia 1993, broken into three parts Statue menhir was restored and east of D 181 (Chemin de Paomia) next to a farm on the trail Tra Mare e Monti set up. It is a level 4 menhir.
Typology
In 1967 Roger Grosjean presented a six-level typological classification of Corsican menhirs and statue menhirs, based primarily on the presence or absence of weapons.
- Level 1: Monoliths or baityloi less than a meter high ,
- Stage 2: Protoanthropomorph, the human form shown schematically,
- Level 3: Anthropomorphic figure with separate head and body; rarely more than two meters high, divided into:
- Level 4: "Southern statue menhirs, unarmed" have anatomical details, especially in the face (eyes, nose, mouth).
- Level 5: "Southern statue menhirs, armed" with swords, daggers and helmets or breastplates; anatomical details are not worked out (belt and loincloth).
- Level 6: "Northern statue menhirs, unarmed", thinner and slimmer than the previous statues; long neck and ears.
See also
literature
- André D'Anna: Statues-menhirs, menhirs et mégalithisme de la Corse. 1995 - Projet collectif de recherches No ° 268
- Joseph Cesari, Franck Leandri: La Statue-menhir d'U Scumunicatu (Cargese, Corse-du-Sud) et le groupe des statues-menhirs de Sagona. In: Préhistoire anthropologie méditerranéennes. Vol. 3, 1994, pp. 151-161.
Individual evidence
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Coordinates: 42 ° 8 ′ 47.5 " N , 8 ° 37 ′ 36.1" E