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Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1

Period Iron Age·Regional culture Europe-Temple·🇫🇷 France Region 1, France

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About Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1

Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1 in France Region 1, France is a Iron Age temple-complex with stratified deposits and regional significance. Excavations reveal architectural phasing. Recorded context — Period: Period Iron Age; Culture: Regional culture Europe-Temple; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone, plaster; Condition: ruins.

Why it mattersKey Regional culture Europe-Temple temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Open questions

Mysteries & theories

Mysteries

  1. 01Trade network extent
  2. 02Construction labor organization

Theories

  1. 01Elite residence
  2. 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 Iron Age
Culture
Regional culture Europe-Temple
Purpose
temple-complex ritual/settlement purpose for Europe-Temple
Rediscovered
Modern excavation 1870
Excavation
Excavated

  1. c. 1500 BCE

    Initial construction / first occupation at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1

  2. 2005 excavation

    Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1

  3. c. 800 CE major extension

    Major expansion / refurbishment at Rock-Cut Tomb Cluster Europe 25 — France Region 1

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Structures & features

18.0084° N · 5.6950° E · 90 m · 3 mapped features

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