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Mesolithic pit-sites in Champagne (France): First data, key issues

Nathalie Achard-coromptEmmanuel GhesquièreChristophe LaurelutCharlotte LeducArnaud RemyRichard IsabelleVincent RiquierLuc SansonJulia Wattez

subject

deep pits[SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and PrehistoryStorageHuntingSocial complexityTerritoriality

description

International audience; In less than a decade, more than 30 sites and around 200 deep pits dated to the Mesolithic have been identied in the Champagne-Ardenne region (north-eastern France). This paper describes the main characteristics of these features and provides some clues for their interpretation. This unexpected but apparently common type of site clearly implies a more marked territoriality and a greater social complexity than generally proposed for the period in continental northern France.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-09-14
https://hal.science/hal-03229002