Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8
Period Late Holocene·Regional culture Europe-Temple·🇫🇷 France Region 8, France
About
About Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8
Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8 in France Region 8, France is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing. Recorded context — Period: Period Late Holocene; Culture: Regional culture Europe-Temple; Field status: excavated; Materials: granite, plaster; Condition: partially preserved.
Why it mattersKey Regional culture Europe-Temple temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Seasonal gathering
- 02Ceremonial centre
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Period Late Holocene
- Culture
- Regional culture Europe-Temple
- Purpose
- temple-complex ritual/settlement purpose for Europe-Temple
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1913
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8
1890 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8
On the ground
Structures & features
13.4798° N · 87.8434° E · 1041 m · 3 mapped features
- Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8 — Principal Templetempletemple at Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8 — subsidiary complex13.4786° N · 87.8427° E
- Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8 — Northern Altaraltaraltar at Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8 — outlier feature13.4804° N · 87.8418° E
- Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8 — Southern Shrineshrineshrine at Hillfort Rampart Europe 44 — France Region 8 — subsidiary complex13.4808° N · 87.8424° E