Stantari
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Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
in Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
. It is located in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Sartène
Sartène
Sartène , is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the streets. One of the main incidents in the town's history was an attack by pirates from Algiers...
.
The alignments of Stantari is close to the dolmen
Dolmen
A dolmen—also known as a portal tomb, portal grave, dolmain , cromlech , anta , Hünengrab/Hünenbett , Adamra , Ispun , Hunebed , dös , goindol or quoit—is a type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of...
of Funtanaccia
Funtanaccia
Funtanaccia is an archaeological site in Corsica. It is located in the commune of Sartène.In a distance of 300 m are the stone rows of Stantari and Rinaghju....
; in a distance of 300 m in the south are Rinaghju
Rinaghju
Rinaghju is an archaeological site in Corsica. It is located in the commune of Sartène.In a distance of 300 m are Stantari alignments and the dolmen of Funtanaccia....
alignments.