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Origin and history

The remains of Filitosa in Sollacaro are part of the prehistory of Corsica, which begins in the seventh millennium BC. Archaeological excavations have revealed traces of fireplaces and limestone fragments, particularly in Cape Corsica, on the Macinaggio site. These discoveries, although their precise dating remains uncertain, attest to an ancient human presence on the island, marked by rudimentary subsistence and craft practices. Corsica, located in the Mediterranean Sea, was a crossroads of influences from prehistoric times, with likely exchanges between local populations and Phoenician or Greek navigators.

The Corsican prehistory is also illustrated by burials, such as that of the Lady of Bonifacio, a Mesolithic female skeleton discovered in the rock shelter of Araguina-Sennola. This site, among others, reveals the adaptation of the first island societies to a Mediterranean environment, between exploitation of local resources and sporadic contacts with neighbouring cultures. The remains of Filitosa, although less documented than other Corsican sites, are part of this early settlement and progressive development of human communities on the island.

Prehistoric Corsica, as evidenced by sites such as Filitosa, experienced a development marked by relative isolation and subsistence economy, before becoming, at the dawn of antiquity, a territory coveted for its strategic position. Archaeological traces, though fragmentary, offer valuable insight into the origins of Corsican civilization, well before the Phoenician, Greek or Roman occupations that marked its later history.

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