Le site du Curnic en Guissény (Finistère)

Giot, Pierre; L'Helgouach, Jean; Briard, Jacques; Talec, Louis; Roux, Charles Tanguy Le; Onnee, Yvan; Zeist, Wilhem Van

doi:10.3406/abpo.1965.2245

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“…Closer to the Molène archipelago, a few surface scatters show that human groups occupied the coastal plains of northern Finistère on a permanent basis during the Neolithic. In the Bay of Curnic (Guissény, Finistère), an archaeological palaeosoil is concealed under a peat bog (Giot et al 1965). The presence of stake-holes, trenches, organised hearths, and abundant lithic and ceramic artefacts (presence of footed bowls) testifies to the existence of a permanent settlement.…”

Section: A Few Parallels With the Neighbouring Parts Of The Molène Armentioning

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Landscape Evolution and Human Settlement in the Iroise Sea (Brittany, France) during the Neolithic and Bronze Age

Pailler

Stéphan²,

Gandois

et al. 2014

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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International audienceThe Molène archipelago appears to be particularly rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age remains and an exceptional concentration of megaliths has been brought to light. Several settlements are confirmed by dry-stone structures or by shell middens. These data give precious indications on the occupation chronology of the area. Moreover they allow us, for the first time in Brittany, to reconstruct everyday life during the late Prehistoric period.A prerequisite to this reconstruction was a better understanding of the evolution of the environment during this period, which locally implies a better knowledge of paleogeographic changes related to Holocene sea-level rise as well as on floral and faunal resources. The results obtained through paleogeographic reconstructions show that the archipelago since 4500 BC was already disconnected from the mainland. The megalithic monuments must therefore have been erected and used by islanders present on the archipelago from the middle of the 5th to the 2nd millennium BC. The distribution of the megalithic tombs reveals landscape occupation strategies which respond to both cultural choices and natural constraints. Throughout the entire period, geographic isolation has continued to increase, although it did not imply strong cultural specificities. Nevertheless, the increasing remoteness of the islands has fostered the search for livelihoods based on the intense exploitation of coastal resources. Despite their focus on the sea, these people did not neglect what inland areas could offer as evidenced by the early agro-pastoral practices in the archipelago

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Section: A Few Parallels With the Neighbouring Parts Of The Molène Armentioning

confidence: 99%

Landscape Evolution and Human Settlement in the Iroise Sea (Brittany, France) during the Neolithic and Bronze Age

Pailler

Stéphan²,

Gandois

et al. 2014

Proc. Prehist. Soc.

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“…For the Lerret monument, paleogeographic interpretations were based on previous studies of the Holocene deposits in the inner part of the mouth of the Tresseny River (Goslin, 2014;Goslin et al, 2015;Stéphan et al, 2015). They were complemented by geomorphological and archaeological data collected in the estuary's northern and western parts (Giot et al, 1965;Hallegouet et al, 1971;Van Zeist, 1963). Note: Calibrated age based on the IntCal20 calibration curve (Reimer et al, 2020).…”

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An interdisciplinary approach to Late/Final Neolithic coastal gallery graves in Brittany, Western France: The 3D structure, origin of stone material, and paleoenvironmental setting of the Kernic and Lerret monuments

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This article presents an interdisciplinary study of two Late/Final Neolithic gallery graves (Kernic and Lerret) located on the orthwestern coast of Brittany (Western France). These monuments show striking similarities in terms of architectural style and geographical position. This paper aims to provide a better understanding of the construction strategy of these monuments by (i) determining the origin of the megalithic blocks using comparative petro‐structural analyses of blocks and surrounding rocks, (ii) reconstructing the coastal environment from sediment core analyses and (iii) defining the significance of these monuments in the territories from an intervisibility analysis. The study reveals marked differences between the two monuments studied. The Lerret gallery grave was erected close to a unique source of stone material on the margins of a marshland zone. In contrast, the Kernic monument, erected on the edge of an estuary, seems to have been built using a deliberate diversification of stone extraction sites. An intervisibility analysis shows a dense network of visual interconnections between a number of megalithic tombs present in the study area, where the two monuments occupy very distinct sites. The social implications of stone selection and the geographical location of Late/Final Neolithic funerary monuments are also discussed in an enlarged regional context.

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“…One example comes from a double enclosure at Étaples-Mont Bagarre, in the Canche valley (Pas-de-Calais), associated with Middle Bronze Age pottery, though without any ovens (Desfossés 2000;Marcigny & Le Goaziou 2012); another from Fermanville (Manche) at the north of the Cotentin peninsula (Marcigny et al 2020: 94-5, figure 3). In many other areas where there is abundant evidence for Iron Age salt production, there is a Bronze Age presence without specific indications of production, for instance in Brittany (Giot et al 1965;Gouletquer 1969;1970). While no briquetage as such was recovered from the site, excavations at Saliesdu-Salat (Haute Garonne) in south-west France produced a range of features, including four vats formed by water-tight clay-lined pits, a hearth, an arrangement of large numbers of Middle Bronze Age sherds from big pottery vessels that may have formed a kind of container, and a pit filled with blocks of ophite with more sherds (Marcigny & Le Goaziou 2012).…”

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Salt

Harding¹

2021

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This Element provides a concise account of the archaeology of salt production in ancient Europe. It describes what salt is, where it is found, what it is used for, and its importance for human and animal health. The different periods of the past in which it was produced are described, from earliest times down to the medieval period. Attention is paid to the abundant literary sources that inform us about salt in the Greek and Roman world, as well as the likely locations of production in the Mediterranean and beyond. The economic and social importance of salt in human societies means that salt has served as a crucial aspect of trade and exchange over the centuries, and potentially as a means of individuals and societies achieving wealth and status.

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Le site du Curnic en Guissény (Finistère)

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Landscape Evolution and Human Settlement in the Iroise Sea (Brittany, France) during the Neolithic and Bronze Age

Landscape Evolution and Human Settlement in the Iroise Sea (Brittany, France) during the Neolithic and Bronze Age

An interdisciplinary approach to Late/Final Neolithic coastal gallery graves in Brittany, Western France: The 3D structure, origin of stone material, and paleoenvironmental setting of the Kernic and Lerret monuments

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