Sassi Ritti, Prehistoric menhir site in Campo nell'Elba, Italy.
Sassi Ritti is a prehistoric megalithic site on the island of Elba, in the municipality of Campo nell'Elba, made up of four standing stone monoliths. The stones are set on a hillside and form a clear row that can be seen from a distance.
The menhirs were erected around 2000 BCE and stand among the oldest known traces of human presence on Elba. Excavations nearby have uncovered tools and burial remains, showing the site was used across several generations.
The standing stones are oriented along a north-south axis, which suggests they may have been used to track the seasons or mark the sun's movement. Visitors can walk among them and observe how each stone was carefully positioned in relation to the others.
The site can be visited year-round and is reached after a short walk up the hillside from the village of San Piero. In summer, guided evening tours depart from the village square and offer a good way to learn more about the surroundings.
Objects found near the menhirs suggest that Elba was already connected to other Mediterranean communities through trade routes long before it became known for its iron ore. This makes the site a small but telling piece of a broader story that goes far beyond the island itself.
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