Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
Mont Lassois Oppidum
Hallstatt D (550–450 BCE)·Hallstatt Celtic (Vix princess)·🇫🇷 Burgundy, Côte-d'Or, Vix / Châtillon-sur-Seine, France
About
About Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
Châtillonnais hillfort famous for Vix princess tomb 1953, largest Greek bronze krater (1100 L), gold torc 480 g, excavated by Joffroy. Recorded context — Period: Hallstatt D (550–450 BCE); Culture: Hallstatt Celtic (Vix princess); Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, bronze, gold; Condition: preserved — vineyard.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt Celtic (Vix princess) earthwork with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Seasonal gathering
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. 600 BCE hillfort; tomb c.500 BCE
- Period
- Hallstatt D (550–450 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt Celtic (Vix princess)
- Purpose
- Princely hillfort (42 ha) above Vix krater tomb — Celtic elite centre
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1988
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
c. 600 BCE hillfort; tomb c.500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
On the ground
Structures & features
47.9060° N · 4.5310° E · 306 m · 3 mapped features
- Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — Principal Rampartrampartrampart at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — primary structure47.9058° N · 4.5312° E
- Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — Ditch Annex 2ditchditch at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — subsidiary complex47.9079° N · 4.5329° E
- Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — Southern Entranceentranceentrance at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — subsidiary complex47.9046° N · 4.5317° E
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