Aglia (Abatesco)
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| Aglia | |
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 Pont de Nodu, a former railway bridge, crossing the stream | |
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| Native name | Ruisseau d'Aglia (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Commune | Serra-di-Fiumorbo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East of Punta di Quarcio Grosso |
| • location | Ventiseri |
| • coordinates | 41°57′20″N 9°18′59″E / 41.95561°N 9.31646°E |
| Mouth | Abatesco |
• coordinates | 41°59′02″N 9°23′05″E / 41.98400°N 9.38467°E |
| Length | 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Abatesco→ Tyrrhenian Sea |
The Aglia (French: Ruisseau d'Aglia) is a 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, a tributary of the Abatesco.
Some historians say there may have been a town called Aglia along the stream of that name.[1] The stream gives its name to the prehistoric site of Aglia in Serra-di-Fiumorbo (Sarra di Fiumorbu).[2] When the railway line was being built in 1927 a prehistoric necropolis, known as Aglia, was uncovered at a place called Nodo. It has many tombs, each covered by a curved slab, which are arranged in groups. The skeletons are accompanied by stone axes, arrowheads and spears, and some have arrangements of small multi-colored pebbles and fragments of quartz.[1]
