Space and movement in an Iron Age oppidum: integrating geophysical and topographic survey at Entremont, Provence

Armit, Ian; Gaffney, Chris; Hayes, A.

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“…Those nucleations that exist, such as the small oppida of southern France (e.g. Armit et al ) or the Lake village at Biskupin, are notable for their rarity.…”

Section: Explaining Low‐density Oppida: the Social Contextmentioning

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Beyond Iron Age ‘towns’: Examining oppida as examples of low‐density urbanism

Moore

2017

Oxford J Archaeology

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Summary The question of whether Late Iron Age oppida in Europe were truly ‘urban’ has dominated debate over these sites since the nineteenth century. Oppida have been surprisingly absent from comparative urban studies, however, despite increasingly nuanced perspectives on the nature and diversity of the urban phenomenon. In particular, Roland Fletcher's implication that oppida might represent part of a broader alternative form of low‐density urbanism has been largely overlooked, by Iron Age scholars and urbanism specialists alike. With the complex nature of many oppida now becoming increasingly apparent, I suggest it is a pertinent time to assess Fletcher's claim and examine whether oppida can be convincingly compared to low‐density urbanism elsewhere in the world and, if so, what implications this might have for understanding Iron Age societies. This paper argues that oppida do indeed display aspects of low‐density urbanism and that this is likely to be due to the negotiated nature of power in Iron Age societies.

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“…Those nucleations that exist, such as the small oppida of southern France (e.g. Armit et al ) or the Lake village at Biskupin, are notable for their rarity.…”

Section: Explaining Low‐density Oppida: the Social Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond Iron Age ‘towns’: Examining oppida as examples of low‐density urbanism

Moore

2017

Oxford J Archaeology

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Le Castellan (Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône) : Résultats de prospection géophysique

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Horsley²,

Marty³

2016

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Le casteLLan (Istres, Bouches-du-rhône) : résuLtats de prospectIon géophysIque p. -8 Résumé Deux campagnes de prospection géophysique (magnétique, électrique et géoradar) ont été conduites sur l'oppidum gaulois du Castellan (Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône) afin de déterminer la validité de ces méthodes pour les agglomérations de l'âge du Fer dans la région. L'étude a révélé plusieurs anomalies importantes, généralement orientées parallèlement ou perpendiculairement les unes aux autres. Celles-ci correspondent au type de réponse attendu pour des vestiges de murs en pierres et de fondations enfouis. Cette interprétation est confortée par la présence de murs visibles en coupe, du côté ouest du site, montrant la même orientation que les anomalies. Ces données suggèrent l'existence d'une trame urbaine composée d'espaces bâtis et d'espaces viaires.Un bâtiment particulièrement important a été identifié : une anomalie de résistivité élevée, de forme rectiligne et très distincte, se situe au centre du secteur d'étude. Cette anomalie semble indiquer la présence d'un bâtiment en pierre enfoui composé de trois pièces. En conclusion, les résultats se révèlent fort encourageants pour la poursuite des prospections géophysiques dans la région.

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Space and movement in an Iron Age oppidum: integrating geophysical and topographic survey at Entremont, Provence

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Beyond Iron Age ‘towns’: Examining oppida as examples of low‐density urbanism

Beyond Iron Age ‘towns’: Examining oppida as examples of low‐density urbanism

Le Castellan (Istres, Bouches-du-Rhône) : Résultats de prospection géophysique

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