The later Iron Age in central-eastern France : the archaeology of the circonscription of Rhone-Alpes between the late Hallstatt and late La Tene periods
This study reviews the evidence for the period spanning from Late Hallstatt to Late La TĂšne - the 6th to 1st C BC - in the circonscription of RhĂŽne-Alpes, a region of 44 000 kmÂČ centred around Grenoble and Lyon. This evidence is presented in a gazetteer of 416 sites, comprising settlements, burials and isolated finds. Since RhĂŽne-Alpes was a contact zone between Massalia and the northern 'barbarian' cultures, the understanding of trade was a research priority. The RhĂŽne corridor was re-assessed in terms of 17 classes of imported artefacts and the indigenous natural and human resources of Central-Eastern France. It is concluded that this well known late Hallstatt trade route continued to develop after its supposed decline in the 5th C BC. It became a rhodanian cultural zone whose form anticipated that of the Provincia Transalpina founded by the Romans in 121 BC. Whealthy fringe settlements show how the boundary of this rhodanian cultural zone gradually moved northwards. Fortified settlements are mainly represented by the stone-built hillforts of the South and West. Generally, their interiors are not yet well documented, but certain characteristic structures - for example granaries and sanctuaries - were
Hummler, Madeleine Rose
Excavations (Archaeology) ; Hallstatt period ; Iron age ; La TĂšne period ; Antiquities ; France ; RhĂŽne-Alpes ; RhĂŽne-Alpes (France)
The later Iron Age in central-eastern France : the archaeology of the circonscription of Rhone-Alpes between the late Hallstatt and late La Tene periods. This study reviews the evidence for the period spanning from Late Hallstatt to Late La TĂšne - the 6th to 1st C BC - in the circonscription of RhĂŽne-Alpes, a region of 44 000 kmÂČ centred around Grenoble and Lyon. This evidence is presented in a gazetteer of 416 sites, comprising settlements, burials and isolated finds. Since RhĂŽne-Alpes was a contact zone between Massalia and the northern 'barbarian' cultures, the understanding of trade was a research priority. The RhĂŽne corridor was re-assessed in terms of 17 classes of imported artefacts and the indigenous natural and human resources of Central-Eastern France. It is concluded that this well known late Hallstatt trade route continued to develop after its supposed decline in the 5th C BC. It became a rhodanian cultural zone whose form anticipated that of the Provincia Transalpina founded by the Romans in 121 BC. Whealthy fringe settlements show how the boundary of this rhodanian cultural zone gradually moved northwards. Fortified settlements are mainly represented by the stone-built hillforts of the South and West. Generally, their interiors are not yet well documented, but certain characteristic structures - for example granaries and sanctuaries - were
central_eastern france archaeology late late period study review evidence period_span late late region centre_around evidence_present gazetteer_site comprise settlement burial isolate find since contact zone northern barbarian culture trade priority corridor re_assessed term class import artefact indigenous natural human resource central_eastern france conclude well_know late trade_route continue develop suppose decline become cultural zone whose form anticipate found romans fringe settlement show boundary cultural zone gradually move fortified settlement mainly represent stone built hillforts south_west generally interior yet well_document certain characteristic structure example granary sanctuaries