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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 February 2012

Ian Armit ,
Chris Gaffney  and
Ashley Hayes
Ian Armit
Affiliation:
Archaeological Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK (for correspondence email: i.armit@bradford.ac.uk)
Chris Gaffney
Affiliation:
Archaeological Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK (for correspondence email: i.armit@bradford.ac.uk)
Ashley Hayes
Affiliation:
Archaeological Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD7 1DP, UK (for correspondence email: i.armit@bradford.ac.uk)
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The famous Celtic site of Entremont, well known for its head cult and warrior statues, is a heritage gem of southern France. This naturally inhibits further excavation there, but the authors show just how much can be achieved through an integrated package of remote mapping techniques. Their exemplary methodology produced more than a high resolution plan of the unexcavated part of the site; this type of integrated procedure generates ground-breaking research, without breaking any ground. Here the investigation mobilised arguments for pre-urban monuments, and the activities, enclosures, entrances and circulation of the oppidum.

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FranceEntremontLate Iron Age (third to second century BC)topographic surveygeophysical surveyGPRoppidumurbanism

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Antiquity , Volume 86 , Issue 331 , March 2012 , pp. 191 - 206
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd 2012

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