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The Chasséen rampart of Château-Percin in Seilh (Haute-Garonne): A monumental architecture of earth and wood
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Published on
18 October 2018
Updated on
20 February 2023
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Recherches archéologiques
The "Recherches archéologiques" collection publishes, for the scientific community, monographs and syntheses resulting from preventive archeology operations carried out by Inrap. These works are distinguished by the major character of the sites studied, their innovative aspect in methodological or scientific terms, or the size of the territory taken into account.
Edited by Fabrice Pons and Muriel Gandelin
An Inrap-CNRS Editions co-publication
Ditch and palisade sites are one of the most remarkable architectural manifestations of Middle Neolithic populations. The Chasséen occupation of Château-Percin in Seilh (Haute-Garonne), surrounded by two successive enclosure systems, has yielded several thousand remains of an elaborate earth and wood rampart. The violent fire that caused both the destruction and partial preservation of this exceptional evidence has allowed us to understand the architecture and implementation techniques of this monumental work, which are often assumed but rarely observed.
Fabrice Pons is a research engineer at Inrap and a member of the UMR 5140
"Archaeology of Mediterranean Societies".
Muriel Gandelin is in charge of operations and research at Inrap and a member of the UMR 5608 "Traces".
Authors: Bayliss Alex, Bevilacqua Roberta, Bruxelles Laurent, Chandevau Frédéric, Chazelles Claire-Anne de, Claud Émilie, Dunbar Elaine, Gandelin Muriel, Healy Frances, Léa Vanessa, Martin Hélène, Poirier Philippe, Pons Fabrice, Reimer Paula J., Scharf Andreas, Servelle Christian, Wattez Julia, Whittle Alasdair.
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Fabrice Pons, Muriel Gandelin, Alex Bayliss, Roberta Bevilacqua, Laurent Bruxelles, et al.. Le rempart chasséen de Château-Percin à Seilh (Haute-Garonne) : Une architecture monumentale de terre et de bois. Inrap. CNRS Éditions, 314 p., 2018, Recherches archéologiques 14, 978-2-271-12122-6. 〈hal-02295698〉
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