Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension
Chalcolithic (3000-2300 BCE)·Chalcolithic·🇫🇷 Provence, Vaucluse, France
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About Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension 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 citadel 9 × 3 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 44.0020N 5.1939E 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
- 01Scale of population vs agricultural catchment
- 02Ritual vs domestic use
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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
- Partially excavated
c. 2700 BCE
Initial construction of Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension main structure
c. 1182 BCE
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension
19th–20th century
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
44.0020° N · 5.1939° E · 373 m · 3 mapped features
Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension — Main Rock_Cut Feature
necropolisPrimary necropolis at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension — central chambered cairn with stratified deposits
44.0034° N · 5.1929° EHypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension — Secondary Enclosure
templeAncillary temple at Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension — enclosure wall with stratified deposits
44.0036° N · 5.1958° EHypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension — Outlier Rock Art Panel
chamberOutlier chamber panel linked to Hypogee des Crottes de Rouaix II — Southern Extension ceremonial landscape
44.0029° N · 5.1951° E