Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex
Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE)·Chalcolithic·🇫🇷 Provence, Vaucluse, France
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About Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex in Provence, Vaucluse, France is a Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Chalcolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal enclosure 5 × 4 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 43.9903N 5.1933E controls access to Provence, Vaucluse resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey rock_cut for Provence, Vaucluse, illustrating Chalcolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Tribal capital and ritual aggregation
- 02Seasonal gathering locus
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. 2700 BCE
- Period
- Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE)
- Culture
- Chalcolithic
- Purpose
- Rock-cut tomb / hypogeum with funerary function
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2700 BCE
Initial construction of Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex main structure
c. 847 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex
1992–2010
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
43.9903° N · 5.1933° E · 382 m · 4 mapped features
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex — Main Rock_Cut Feature
hydraulicPrimary hydraulic at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
43.9912° N · 5.1933° EHypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex — Secondary Enclosure
necropolisAncillary necropolis at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex — rock-cut facade with stratified deposits
43.9883° N · 5.1920° EHypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex — Outlier Rock Art Panel
templeOutlier temple panel linked to Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex ceremonial landscape
43.9893° N · 5.1932° EHypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex — Hydraulic/Cistern Annex
chamberHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Northern Annex with plastered basin
43.9908° N · 5.1950° E