The mysterious celestial visitors landed in prehistoric corsica
Few people know it, but Corsica is the European region richest in menhirs: there are more than 500 throughout the island! The vast majority of these monuments are located in the south. According to some scholars, the first menhirs in Corsica date back to 3300 BC. Unlike other menhirs scattered across Europe, humanoid faces have been carved on some Corsican monoliths to commemorate a celestial visit that took place many centuries ago.
Corsica is the European region with the most significant presence of menhirs, a very simple prehistoric monument, as it is a single stone erected vertically in the ground. Some of them are notable granite figures that can reach 4 meters in height and weigh almost 2.5 tons.
The most significant menhirs are found in the magnificent Filitosa site, discovered in 1946 by the owner of the land, Charles-Antoine Cesari. The actual excavations began in 1954. The discovery of some arrowheads and ceramic objects testify that the site was already inhabited in 3300 BC.
Around 1500 BC menhirs two to three meter tall were erected. They were sculpted with human-like faces, armor and weapons. In total, there are around 20 statues on the Filitosa site.
The menhir statues were erected by the natives so that future generations could remember something important. This fascinating legacy was left by a completely unknown indigenous culture. What happened to this people is unclear, just as their origin which is shrouded in mystery.
Today all that remains are these intriguing megalithic monuments that vary greatly in shape and size. Their alignments do not appear to be based on the rising of the Sun or Moon. Instead, they form a north-south line, the meaning of which is not yet understood.
There is also another puzzle compared to the menhir statues: some of them only depict the face, while others show well-defined anatomical details, such as shoulders and hands. Some statues are depicted with weapons similar to daggers or swords.
These are unique characteristics, as the definition of anthropomorphic features on the menhirs has not been found in any other archaeological site. This explains why the granite monuments of Corsica are so fascinating.
The faces have very long noses and very rounded chins. People who have visited them say that their blank and fixed gaze gives the impression of being constantly observed, like a sort of warning that spans the centuries.
According to Roger Grosjean, the French archaeologist who conducted the excavations in 1954, the Corsican granite statues could represent warriors, or defeated enemy leaders.
He also hypothesized that the authors of the statues may have been the “Torréens” or “People of the Sea”, the mysterious and destructive maritime people who invaded several Mediterranean cultures during the 2nd millennium BC, leaving behind characteristic temples dome-shaped in Corsica, Sardinia and other parts of the Mediterranean.
In Corsica, they would also have carved their own images into granite. But, why would they only do it on this particular island and not other places? Nobody knows.
If it wasn't the Torréens, then could it have been the native inhabitants of Corsica? If so, for what purpose? If so, then it must be admitted that the tools used to carve white quartz and granite are entirely unknown.
Many of the statues have been represented with curious details, such as hemispherical helmets that cover the back of the head. Others appear with long statues carved on their chests. Furthermore, the upper part of what appears to be helmets has two holes that could have housed horns... perhaps antennas?
Therefore, for the natives of the island, in a remote time in history, Corsica was inhabited by a series of strange beings. Like many megalithic monuments present in Sardinia, could the Corsican menhirs refer to the existence of an ancient race of giants?
Furthermore, a religious cult was associated with the enigmatic Corsican menhirs which saw the gigantic monoliths as the representation of the gods who came from heaven. Even after the Greek and Roman invasions, the Corsicans continued to venerate the stones.
Is it possible that the natives of Corsica wanted to record in the rocks the testimony of an ancient contact with cosmonauts from another planet, to transmit this important information to future generations?
Hundreds of enigmatic faces are there, erect and in complete silence, guarding the secrets of prehistoric Corsica. According to an ancient tradition, old stones have a soul, but cannot speak.
If these erect figures could really speak, they would certainly have revealed to us who they represent and who wanted to create them.
