Cucuruzzu is an

archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or recorded history, historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline ...

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

. It is located in the commune of

Levie Levie (; ) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, collectivity of Corsica, France. The ruined Bronze Age fortified village Cucuruzzu is situated in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud departm ...

. Cucuruzzu is a ruined fortified village dating from the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age () was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of ...

History of development of the site

After the interest in Cucuruzzu in 1959 by

Roger Grosjean Roger Grosjean (25 July 1920 – 7 June 1975) was a French Air Force pilot, a double agent during World War II, and one of the founding fathers of Corsican prehistoric archaeology. Early life Grosjean was born in Chalon-sur-Saône, the son of Jos ...

, archaeologist known for having studied

Filitosa Filitosa is a megalithic site in southern Corsica, France. The period of occupation spans from the end of the Neolithic era and the beginning of the Bronze Age, until around the Roman times in Corsica. Location The site lies on road D57, a ...

, and the excavations which he instigated in 1963 and 1964, the site was acquired in 1975 by the state and declared an historical monument in 1982. It is now owned by the Territorial Collectivity of Corsica. Restored in 1991, stripping the vegetation which invaded it, its development provides public access while limiting its degradation.

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Archaeological sites in Corsica {{HauteCorse-geo-stub