event · evt_france_1_corsican_settlement_reorganization
Corsican casteddi and torre settlement reorganization
Fortified settlements and tower-like structures continued, changed and were reused across the Corsican Bronze Age.
What is the evidence?
observation
Fortified settlements and tower-like structures continued, changed and were reused across the Corsican Bronze Age.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1600 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: long duration
moderatePreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · contextualizes
Le turriforme oriental de Filitosa-Turrichju et la question des bastions dans l'habitat fortifié du sud de la Corse à l'âge du Bronze ancien et moyen — Kewin Peche-Quilichini (2023)Provides a key local sequence.
Locator: Southern Corsican fortified architecture - supports · contextualizes
Étude de provenance et implications économico-culturelles des parures vitreuses et résineuses du Bronze moyen de l'abri 1 de Campu Stefanu — Kewin Peche-Quilichini, Joseph Cesari, Franck Leandri, Ludovic Bellot-Gurlet, Eleonora Canobbio, Bernard Gratuze, Céline Leandri, Céline Paris (2016)Adds evidence for external links.
Locator: Campu Stefanu long-distance materials
Interpretation and caveats
The island sequence is better represented as local development, regional diversity and changing connections than as a single ethnic phase.
Event context
Classification
Event type: island settlement reorganization
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Corsican casteddi and torre traditions, Western Mediterranean interaction networks
Why it matters to the timeline
The event directly addresses Corsica within the 1600-800 BCE interval and cautions against unitary ethnic models.
Research notes
- Provides a key local sequence. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Southern Corsican fortified architecture.
- Adds evidence for external links. Role: contextualizes. Locator: Campu Stefanu long-distance materials.
Evidence and sources
- supports · contextualizes
Le turriforme oriental de Filitosa-Turrichju et la question des bastions dans l'habitat fortifié du sud de la Corse à l'âge du Bronze ancien et moyen — Kewin Peche-Quilichini (2023)Provides a key local sequence.
Locator: Southern Corsican fortified architecture - supports · contextualizes
Étude de provenance et implications économico-culturelles des parures vitreuses et résineuses du Bronze moyen de l'abri 1 de Campu Stefanu — Kewin Peche-Quilichini, Joseph Cesari, Franck Leandri, Ludovic Bellot-Gurlet, Eleonora Canobbio, Bernard Gratuze, Céline Leandri, Céline Paris (2016)Adds evidence for external links.
Locator: Campu Stefanu long-distance materials