Armed in death: swords reveal warrior graves
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Armed in death: swords reveal warrior graves
Archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) have uncovered a necropolis with burials accompanied by richly adorned grave goods. The necropolis is located at Creuzier-le-Neuf, a commune in the Allier department in central France. Covering an area of nearly 650 square metres, the necropolis is situated at an elevated location and is arranged in a quadrangular enclosure surrounded by a wide ditch. Archa…
At the top of the archaeological site of Creuzier-le-Neuf, in the Auvergne-Rodano-Alpes region, a team from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) has brought to light an extensive necropolis dated back to the Iron Age. Although soil characteristics have prevented the preservation of human remains, the site is [...]
Archaeological excavations have revealed an exceptional necropolis, revealing artifacts of a rare artisanal finesse. A major discovery comes to illuminate the French archaeological landscape. In the commune of Creuzier-le-Neuf, located in the Allier department, preventive investigations have exhumed a funerary ensemble dating from the Iron Age. This site, probably of Celtic origin, [...] Article A Celtic treasure of 2400 years old comes out of l…
Ahead of Vichy Community's plan to extend the Ancises ZAC, the Inrap had searched in 2022 a vast Celtic necropolis of the second Iron Age, at the crossroads of the Arvernes, the Eduans and the Bituriges. The work to stabilize the funerary furniture now reveals metal trimmings and weapons of an exceptional invoice which have little equivalent in Europe.
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