La fouille de Roquelaure s’est terminée en 2019. Il s’agit de la première opération de fouille ja... more La fouille de Roquelaure s’est terminée en 2019. Il s’agit de la première opération de fouille jamais menée sur une agglomération protohistorique dans le triangle aquitain. Dès le VIe s. av. n. ère, le site est occupé de manière dense. L’habitat s’organise à partir de terrasses sur le versant sud et évolue au prix de réformes successives jusqu’au IIe s. av. n. ère. Les avancées les plus significatives concernent néanmoins la fin de l’âge du Fer. Un des principaux apports de la fouille est d’avoir révélé l’organisation urbaine de cette partie du plateau. Le secteur était, en effet, structuré à partir de terrasses qui devaient se combiner avec des fossés pour former des ilots. A l’intérieur de ce cadre, les terrasses étaient dédiées pour les unes à l’habitat, pour les autres, aux activités extérieures. Ces caractéristiques mais aussi la stabilité dans le temps des espaces bâtis montre clairement que l’occupation était régie par des règles d’urbanisme relativement strictes. De très nombreuses données ont également été collectées sur les techniques architecturale et la gestion des espaces domestiques. Enfin, les apports de la fouille concernent également les domaines de l’alimentation, de l’artisanat et des échanges avec une documentation particulièrement abondante.
The Roquelaure excavation was completed in 2019. This was the first excavation ever carried out on a protohistoric settlement in the Aquitaine triangle. The site was densely occupied from the 6th century BC onwards. The settlement was organised around terraces on the southern slopes and evolved through successive reforms until the 2nd century BC. However, the most significant advances concern the late Iron Age. One of the main contributions of the excavation was to reveal the urban organisation of this part of the plateau. The sector was structured around terraces, which were to be combined with ditches to form islands. Within this framework, some of the terraces were dedicated to housing, while others were used for outdoor activities. These characteristics and the stability of the built-up areas over time clearly show that occupation was governed by relatively strict town planning rules. A wealth of data has also been gathered on architectural techniques and the management of domestic spaces. Last but not least, the excavations also yielded a wealth of documentation on food, crafts and trade.
La fouille de Roquelaure s’est terminée en 2019. Il s’agit de la première opération de fouille ja... more La fouille de Roquelaure s’est terminée en 2019. Il s’agit de la première opération de fouille jamais menée sur une agglomération protohistorique dans le triangle aquitain. Dès le VIe s. av. n. ère, le site est occupé de manière dense. L’habitat s’organise à partir de terrasses sur le versant sud et évolue au prix de réformes successives jusqu’au IIe s. av. n. ère. Les avancées les plus significatives concernent néanmoins la fin de l’âge du Fer. Un des principaux apports de la fouille est d’avoir révélé l’organisation urbaine de cette partie du plateau. Le secteur était, en effet, structuré à partir de terrasses qui devaient se combiner avec des fossés pour former des ilots. A l’intérieur de ce cadre, les terrasses étaient dédiées pour les unes à l’habitat, pour les autres, aux activités extérieures. Ces caractéristiques mais aussi la stabilité dans le temps des espaces bâtis montre clairement que l’occupation était régie par des règles d’urbanisme relativement strictes. De très nombreuses données ont également été collectées sur les techniques architecturale et la gestion des espaces domestiques. Enfin, les apports de la fouille concernent également les domaines de l’alimentation, de l’artisanat et des échanges avec une documentation particulièrement abondante.
The Roquelaure excavation was completed in 2019. This was the first excavation ever carried out on a protohistoric settlement in the Aquitaine triangle. The site was densely occupied from the 6th century BC onwards. The settlement was organised around terraces on the southern slopes and evolved through successive reforms until the 2nd century BC. However, the most significant advances concern the late Iron Age. One of the main contributions of the excavation was to reveal the urban organisation of this part of the plateau. The sector was structured around terraces, which were to be combined with ditches to form islands. Within this framework, some of the terraces were dedicated to housing, while others were used for outdoor activities. These characteristics and the stability of the built-up areas over time clearly show that occupation was governed by relatively strict town planning rules. A wealth of data has also been gathered on architectural techniques and the management of domestic spaces. Last but not least, the excavations also yielded a wealth of documentation on food, crafts and trade.
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The Roquelaure excavation was completed in 2019. This was the first excavation ever carried out on a protohistoric settlement in the Aquitaine triangle. The site was densely occupied from the 6th century BC onwards. The settlement was organised around terraces on the southern slopes and evolved through successive reforms until the 2nd century BC. However, the most significant advances concern the late Iron Age. One of the main contributions of the excavation was to reveal the urban organisation of this part of the plateau. The sector was structured around terraces, which were to be combined with ditches to form islands. Within this framework, some of the terraces were dedicated to housing, while others were used for outdoor activities. These characteristics and the stability of the built-up areas over time clearly show that occupation was governed by relatively strict town planning rules. A wealth of data has also been gathered on architectural techniques and the management of domestic spaces. Last but not least, the excavations also yielded a wealth of documentation on food, crafts and trade.
The Roquelaure excavation was completed in 2019. This was the first excavation ever carried out on a protohistoric settlement in the Aquitaine triangle. The site was densely occupied from the 6th century BC onwards. The settlement was organised around terraces on the southern slopes and evolved through successive reforms until the 2nd century BC. However, the most significant advances concern the late Iron Age. One of the main contributions of the excavation was to reveal the urban organisation of this part of the plateau. The sector was structured around terraces, which were to be combined with ditches to form islands. Within this framework, some of the terraces were dedicated to housing, while others were used for outdoor activities. These characteristics and the stability of the built-up areas over time clearly show that occupation was governed by relatively strict town planning rules. A wealth of data has also been gathered on architectural techniques and the management of domestic spaces. Last but not least, the excavations also yielded a wealth of documentation on food, crafts and trade.