On the trail of Caesar and Vercingetorix: survey in the Bibracte oppidum, Mont Beuvray (France)
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Archaeologia Polona |
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| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | magnetic survey; GPR; Late Iron Age; oppidum; Bibracte |
| Description | Bibracte, a Gaulish oppidum in Burgundy, was a capital of the Haedui, one of the most important tribe in a Late Iron Age Gaul. From 2011 to 2014, a team of geophysicists from the Masaryk University has conducted here four survey campaigns in total. Almost 20 ha were surveyed from which about 80 % fall within magnetic survey and 20 % within GPR survey. Following the results of magnetic survey it was possible to verify the position of individual features captured in the more than 100 years old archaeological plan and locate other, still unknown structures. Several stone buildings were discovered at the location of Le Parc aux Chevaux. An ideal example for research into Roman architecture is villa PC2. |
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