The Gravettian open air site of la Vigne Brun (Loire valley, France). Shedding new light on a famous unknown site
Author(s): Damien Pesesse; Jean-Pierre Bracco
Year: 2015
Summary
Excavated especially in the late 70s and early 80s, the site of la Vigne Brun provided numerous dwelling structures unique in Western Europe. Each structure is a circular excavation of 6 m in diameter, is coated with ochre, and has a central hearth. This site is generally interpreted as the result of a single occupation and all the dwelling structures of are considered contemporary.
New research by a multidisciplinary team shows that site formation processes are much more complicated and allows us to propose the hypothesis of an aggregation site that is not only related to social practices, but also the hunting of horses.
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The Gravettian open air site of la Vigne Brun (Loire valley, France). Shedding new light on a famous unknown site. Jean-Pierre Bracco, Damien Pesesse. Presented at The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California. 2015 ( tDAR id: 395390)
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Keywords
General
Gravettian
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Upper Palaeolithic open air camp
Geographic Keywords
Europe
Spatial Coverage
min long: -11.074; min lat: 37.44 ; max long: 50.098; max lat: 70.845 ;