The excavation of an unexplored secondary agglomeration in Chevroches (France), from 2001 to 2002 has led to the discovery of a bronze dome of a type unknown in the Ancient world. It is inscribed with three lines in Greek transcribing Egyptian and Roman months, and the twelve signs of the Zodiac. This paper presents the first observations and some other finds from similar objects in Burgundy.
Mots-clés. Aquitaine, viticulture, Haut-Empire, Antiquité tardive, installations vinicoles, cuves de recueil du moût, instruments en bois, serpe à talon-serpette, Biturica-Biturigiaca. Keywords. Aquitaine, viticulture, Early Empire, Late Antiquity, vilicultural installations, vintage tubs for the must, wooden implements, pruning-knife, Biturica-Biturigiaca. Résumé. Le présent bilan est le fruit d'un travail d'équipe qui a été mené entre 1997 et 1999 dans le cadre d'un programme collectif de recherche sur la viticulture antique en Aquitaine, centré à l'origine sur les installations de production reconnues ou supposées dans plusieurs départements au nord et au sud de la Garonne (
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