Detection of occupational surface remnants at a heavily eroded site : case study of archaeological soils from La Terrasse, Bibracte oppidum
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Catena |
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| Web | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0341816221007694 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.105911 |
| Keywords | Human impact; Late Iron Age; Oppida; Formation of archaeological soils; Formation processes |
| Description | The area of La Terrasse is located at one of the higher parts of the Celtic oppidum Bibracte. No traces of building activities, except for the fortification system which surrounds the plateau from three sides, were archaeologically detected and the area can be therefore labeled as “empty space” with an enigmatic history. Multiproxy investigations of sediments in trenches cutting across various parts of the enclosed area and excavated during the 2019 season revealed a complicated history of the formation, being influenced by erosion and by anthropogenic stabilization. |
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