Statuenmenhir Santa Maria
Statuenmenhir Santa Maria
The Statuenmenhir Santa Maria (also called Corsoli Menhir or Petra Frisgiata Menhir) is located in Corsoli near Cambia in the Haute-Corse department of the French Mediterranean island of Corsica.
The stately manhir, with its sculpted head, stands on a hill between Santa Maria's chapel and a ruined building (very similar to the Apulian menhirs). He was christianized by carving a cross in the middle.
The menhir is regarded as the metamorphosis of a punished woman, who neglected the church, but is also the subject of other legends.
About 200 meters from the Menhir is a stone slab called because of its prehistoric rock carvings Petra Fiurata or Petra Frisgiata. Most are geometric and cross-shaped, some of them are framed in rhombic form. Some scientists believe that they are a symbol of fertility, that is, female genitalia.
In Cambia a new statuesmenhir was found. He used to be in the village of San Chirgu. The discovery is the result of a survey by the journalist Pierre-Jean Luccioni, the ethnologist Ghjasippina and the archaeologist Franck Leandri in the municipality. The statuesmenhir of San Chirgu is the 95th of the island. It should be noted that a dozen others reported in previous literature have not yet been found. Edit source text Weblinks Edit sourcetext
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