Aerial archaeology J. Dassie. Neolithic 3

Neolithic 3

Large circular rampart in CHALLIGNAC (Charente), called " Camp des Anglais " .
Air photographs revealed presence of significant Neolithic structures inside. © J. Dassié.

 

Among these structures, one distinguishes the large ditch, with gate and palisade, but
especially the great alignment of 120 holes of posts grouped in three lines supporting a
collective dwelling. It is the largest Neolithic house in south-west France. © J . Dassié

 

CHALLIGNAC 16, Le Camp. Diggings of the great Neolithic house by C. Louboutin,
( Musée des Antiquités Nationales de Saint-Germain-en-Laye) and by Claude Burnez.
© J. Dassié

Another period of the year, the preceding structures disappeared completely
while another kind of culture becomes more revealing. (©) Jacques Dassié

 

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