Des armes celtiques dans un contexte cultuel particulier : le « charnier » de Ribemont-sur-Ancre (Somme)

Lejars, Thierry

doi:10.3406/pica.1998.2281

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“…Immediately outside of the quadrangular enclosure is a special deposit, a mass grave ('charnier') containing the remains of at least 114 robust males in their prime, and their weapons. These men are most assuredly enemy warriors, as all of the skeletons are headless, and signifi cant portion of the cervical vertebrae (21.7%) bear blade marks associated with severing the head (Lejars 1998;Ricard 2014). Otherwise, the skeletons were found largely intact, with large portions of the bodies preserved -in marked contrast with the other bone assemblages from the site, all of which are dominated by long and large bones (Ricard 2014: 260-261).…”

Section: The Creation Of the Place Of Memory At Ribemontmentioning

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<i>Lieux de Mémoire</i>, Central Places, and the Sanctuary of Ribemont-sur-Ancre: A Preliminary Look

Rose

2016

Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal

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<i>Lieux de Mémoire</i>, Central Places, and the Sanctuary of Ribemont-sur-Ancre: A Preliminary Look

Rose

2016

Theoretical Roman Archaeology Journal

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“…It is the biggest excavated human skeletal assemblage in Northern Gallic archaeology to date (Ricard, 2014; Rose, 2020) with ~23,000 human bone remains belonging to an estimated Minimal Number of Individuals (MNI) of 508 and ~10,000 iron components from weapons, harnesses and chariots (Brunaux et al, 1999). These objects, dated from the IIIrd century BCE, bear marks of their use in battle (Lejars, 1998). All human individuals are identified as men, which were mostly young and tall (Ricard, 2014).…”

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Geographic origin and social status of the Gallic warriors from Ribemont‐sur‐Ancre (France) studied through isotope systematics of bone remains

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Ricard

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Intl J of Osteoarchaeology

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Ribemont-sur-Ancre, France, is the biggest excavated human skeletal assemblage of Northern Gaul. It is interpreted as a post-battle deposit constructed to celebrate war.However, the chronology of the site, its organization and the origin of the buried warriors are still poorly understood. These problems are studied by a multi-proxy approach, based on radiocarbon dating, stable and radiogenic isotope analysis of bone remains from three structures within the site. A total of 47 human and 12 animal bone samples were analyzed for their oxygen isotope composition of bone bioapatite (δ 18 O p ), carbon and nitrogen isotope compositions of bone collagen (δ 13 C coll and δ 15 N coll ). Subsamples of 17 bone collagen and 20 bone samples were selected for radiocarbon dating and strontium isotope analysis ( 87 Sr/ 86 Sr), respectively. All samples show preservation from diagenesis, although 87 Sr/ 86 Sr contribution from the burial environment cannot be excluded. Therefore, the strontium isotope data are included in the study but are not used in the interpretation of the results. Homogeneous radiocarbon dates of human remains are observed, whereas later dates are obtained for some animal remains, highlighting the continuous use of the monument decades after the conflict. Human individuals have homogeneous δ 18 O p values, which are consistent with independent numismatic analyses and lead us to propose the Maine region as a potential geographic origin. Heterogeneities of δ 13 C coll and δ 15 N coll values are highlighted between individuals from different structures and are attributed to preferential access to animal protein and different social statuses among the buried warriors.

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Violence and Ritual in Late Bronze Age Britain: Weapon Depositions and Their Interpretation

Mörtz¹

2018

Warfare in Bronze Age Society

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Des armes celtiques dans un contexte cultuel particulier : le « charnier » de Ribemont-sur-Ancre (Somme)

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<i>Lieux de Mémoire</i>, Central Places, and the Sanctuary of Ribemont-sur-Ancre: A Preliminary Look

<i>Lieux de Mémoire</i>, Central Places, and the Sanctuary of Ribemont-sur-Ancre: A Preliminary Look

Geographic origin and social status of the Gallic warriors from Ribemont‐sur‐Ancre (France) studied through isotope systematics of bone remains

Violence and Ritual in Late Bronze Age Britain: Weapon Depositions and Their Interpretation

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