Nouvelles recherches et réinterprétation du développement de l’agglomération protohistorique d’Ensérune (Hérault, France)
Discovered at the end of the First World War and excavated systematically until the mid-1970s, the site of Ensérune (Hérault) in the French Midi is now recognized as one of the major protohistoric agglomerations in southern Gaul. It was a true cultural crossroads with multiple influences (Celtic, Ib...
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| Tipo de documento: | capítulo de livro |
| Data de publicação: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositório: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2072/481540 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/2072/481540 https://doi.org/10.51417/trama_07_04 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | - 90 |
| Resumo: | Discovered at the end of the First World War and excavated systematically until the mid-1970s, the site of Ensérune (Hérault) in the French Midi is now recognized as one of the major protohistoric agglomerations in southern Gaul. It was a true cultural crossroads with multiple influences (Celtic, Iberian, Greek, Etruscan, Italic), first occupied at the end of the 6th century BC and surviving until the beginning of the Roman Empire. At the same time it was fully open to Mediterranean trade. Several districts have been excavated and sections of streets identified. However, the precise location and extension of the fortification systems remained unclear until recently (some even went so far as to consider it a singular case of a city without an enclosure) In this context, it was admitted that the large eastern terrace, intended exclusively for the storage of agricultural products (silos), may have been undefended. The re-examination of early documentation and, above all, the discovery of new sections of rampart in 2017 and 2018, as well as the entrance area (a monumental access ramp), today allow us to hypothesize that there were several fortifications that fitted together to form an agglomeration of nearly 35 ha. However, the question of the existence of suburban districts remains unresolved, as does that regarding the access to lagoon systems and roadways. The relationship between the necropolises and the housing is also reconsidered, with the exceptional case of a development of the latter at the expense of one of the former. The survey of public monuments, although not completely inexistent, is not taken into account in this contribution |
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