Geoarchaeology and chronostratigraphy of the Lac du Puy intraurban protohistoric wetland, Corent, France
Alfredo Mayoral
(1)
,
Jean-Luc Peiry
(2, 1)
,
Jean-François Berger
(3)
,
Paul Ledger
(4)
,
Bruno Depreux
(5)
,
François-Xavier Simon
(6)
,
Pierre-Yves Milcent
(7)
,
Matthieu Poux
(5)
,
Franck Vautier
(8)
,
Yannick Miras
(1, 9)
1
GEOLAB -
Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale
2 ESS - Environnement, Santé, Sociétés
3 EVS - Environnement, Ville, Société
4 Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen
5 ArAr - Archéologie et Archéométrie
6 Inrap - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
7 TRACES - Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
8 MSH Clermont - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Clermont-Ferrand
9 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
2 ESS - Environnement, Santé, Sociétés
3 EVS - Environnement, Ville, Société
4 Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen
5 ArAr - Archéologie et Archéométrie
6 Inrap - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
7 TRACES - Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
8 MSH Clermont - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Clermont-Ferrand
9 HNHP - Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
Alfredo Mayoral
- Fonction : Auteur
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Jean-Luc Peiry
- Fonction : Auteur
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Jean-François Berger
- Fonction : Auteur
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Bruno Depreux
- Fonction : Auteur
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François-Xavier Simon
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Pierre-Yves Milcent
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Yannick Miras
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Résumé
This paper presents the first results of the geoarchaeological study of an unusual hilltop wetland, located within the protohistoric proto‐urban site of Corent in the French Massif Central. This small depression offers an exceptionally local sedimentary record that provided valuable data on long‐term human–environment interactions, as well as proto‐urbanization of the first millennium B.C.E. Field survey revealed a major archaeological discovery: a large ensemble of 114 Iron Age storage pits excavated in clayey deposits. The geoarchaeological analysis of stratigraphic logs and cross‐sections completed by geophysical survey and radiocarbon dating allowed us to refine the chronology of these structures. Here, we suggest these structures are probably contemporary with the Hallstatt occupation of the site (600–425 B.C.E.), consistent with the emergence at Corent of a short‐lived proto‐urban environment during this period. These investigations also allowed us to characterize the main evolution phases of the basin and the diversity of human impacts from first disturbance in the Early Neolithic to its final destruction in the Roman period. These findings highlight the nonlinear nature of the socio‐environmental interactions and the definitive shift to an “anthroposystem” as a consequence of major disturbance in the first Iron Age, centuries before the development of urban settlements in the oppida period.
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This paper presents the first results of the geoarchaeological study of an unusual hilltop wetland, located within the protohistoric proto‐urban site of Corent in the French Massif Central. This small depression offers an exceptionally local sedimentary record that provided valuable data on long‐term human–environment interactions, as well as proto‐urbanization of the first millennium B.C.E. Field survey revealed a major archaeological discovery: a large ensemble of 114 Iron Age storage pits excavated in clayey deposits. The geoarchaeological analysis of stratigraphic logs and cross‐sections completed by geophysical survey and radiocarbon dating allowed us to refine the chronology of these structures. Here, we suggest these structures are probably contemporary with the Hallstatt occupation of the site (600–425 B.C.E.), consistent with the emergence at Corent of a short‐lived proto‐urban environment during this period. These investigations also allowed us to characterize the main evolution phases of the basin and the diversity of human impacts from first disturbance in the Early Neolithic to its final destruction in the Roman period. These findings highlight the nonlinear nature of the socio‐environmental interactions and the definitive shift to an “anthroposystem” as a consequence of major disturbance in the first Iron Age, centuries before the development of urban settlements in the oppida period.
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Titre |
en
Geoarchaeology and chronostratigraphy of the Lac du Puy intraurban protohistoric wetland, Corent, France
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Auteur(s) |
Alfredo Mayoral
1
, Jean-Luc Peiry
2, 1
, Jean-François Berger
3
, Paul Ledger
4
, Bruno Depreux
5
, François-Xavier Simon
6
, Pierre-Yves Milcent
7
, Matthieu Poux
5
, Franck Vautier
8
, Yannick Miras
1, 9
1
GEOLAB -
Laboratoire de Géographie Physique et Environnementale
( 810 )
- 4, rue Ledru 63057 CLERMONT FERRAND CEDEX 1
- France
2
ESS -
Environnement, Santé, Sociétés
( 105430 )
- France
3
EVS -
Environnement, Ville, Société
( 145345 )
- 18 Rue Chevreul
69362 LYON CEDEX 07
UMR 5600
- France
4
Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen
( 205742 )
- Elphinstone Road, Aberdeen, AB24 3UF, UK
- Royaume-Uni
5
ArAr -
Archéologie et Archéométrie
( 444290 )
- 7 rue Raulin - 69365 LYON cedex 7
- France
6
Inrap -
Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
( 301475 )
- 121 rue d'Alésia
75014 Paris
- France
7
TRACES -
Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés
( 44675 )
- Maison de la Recherche, 5 allée Antonio Machado 31058 TOULOUSE Cedex 9
- France
8
MSH Clermont -
Maison des Sciences de l'Homme de Clermont-Ferrand
( 490718 )
- 4 rue Ledru, TSA 70402, 63001 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1
- France
9
HNHP -
Histoire naturelle de l'Homme préhistorique
( 121947 )
- Institut de Paléontologie Humaine - 1, rue René Panhard - 75013 Paris
- France
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Volume |
33
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Numéro |
5
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Page/Identifiant |
594-604
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Date de publication électronique |
2018-04-14
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2018
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Nom de la revue |
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Domaine(s) |
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Mots-clés |
en
intra-urban wetland, Storage pits, Proto-urbanisation, Iron Age, chrono-stratigraphy
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DOI | 10.1002/gea.21678 |
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