Investigating the complex story of one ditch—A multidisciplinary study of ditch infill provides insight into the spatial organisation within the oppidum of Bibracte (Burgundy, France)

0523931 - GLÚ 2021 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Goláňová, P. - Hajnalová, M. - Lisá, Lenka - Milo, P. - Petr, L. - Fránková, Markéta - Kysela, J. - Flammer, P. G. - Kočárová, R. - Barta, P.
Investigating the complex story of one ditch—A multidisciplinary study of ditch infill provides insight into the spatial organisation within the oppidum of Bibracte (Burgundy, France).
PLoS ONE. Roč. 15, č. 4 (2020), č. článku e0231790. ISSN 1932-6203. E-ISSN 1932-6203
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA19-02606S
Institutional support: RVO:67985831 ; RVO:67985939
Keywords : Neolithic * Oppida * Interdisciplinary research * formation processes * Bibracte
OECD category: Environmental sciences (social aspects to be 5.7); Marine biology, freshwater biology, limnology (BU-J)
Impact factor: 3.240, year: 2020
Method of publishing: Open access
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0231790

Seemingly empty spaces in various archaeological settings have left many unanswered questions. This paper focuses on the appearance, maintenance and possible function of a large empty area situated at the summit plateau of the Iron Age oppidum Bibracte in France. Multidisciplinary research of the infill of the ditch that delimited this area in the 1^st century BC has provided evidence on the primary function and the formation processes of the structure itself, and for the reconstruction of the appearance, maintenance and function of the area it enclosed. The results allow us to gain insight into a variety of topics, including the role of trees, hygiene measures and waste management strategies at this urbanised hilltop centre. This paper demonstrates that multi-proxy analyses provide detailed insight into the function of archaeological features in a local environmental context and the potential of such approaches in archaeology.
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