The basis of this research is the compilation of a gazetteer of sites and finds of the La Tène and early Gallo-Roman periods (c. 475 BC - c. 31 BC) in north-west France. Two aspects of the evidence thus collected are examined in detail: settlement and coinage. For the early La Tène period, burial evidence provides the only significant source of information, and at present it is not of sufficient quality or quantity to do more than shed light on a few specific aspects of regional development. Similarly, the settlement evidence from the later periods is also relatively scarce. However the introduction of coinage in the middle La Tène, probably via mercenaries returning from service in the Greek world, provides a much more substantial body of information on developments between the third and first centuries BC. Following a consideration of the theoretical aspects of coin use and function, all the major types of coinage in north-west France are examined in detail, and a number of problems of attribution and interpretation are discussed. It is apparent from the study of settlement and coinage that several traditional interpretations of aspects of the La Tène and early Gallo-Roman periods in north-west France need to be reassessed, in particular questions concerning the development of oppida, and the function of coinage. In the concluding chapter a model of the development of coinage in the region is suggested, illuminated where possible by the application of settlement evidence. The result demonstrates clearly the extraordinarily cohesive nature of this area, which has been termed "greater Armorica", throughout the later Iron Age and into the Gallo-Roman era.

This study reviews the evidence for the period spanning from Late Hallstatt to Late La Tène - the 6th to 1st C BC - in the circonscription of Rhône-Alpes, a region of 44 000 km² centred around Grenoble and Lyon. This evidence is presented in a gazetteer of 416 sites, comprising settlements, burials and isolated finds. Since Rhône-Alpes was a contact zone between Massalia and the northern 'barbarian' cultures, the understanding of trade was a research priority. The Rhône corridor was re-assessed in terms of 17 classes of imported artefacts and the indigenous natural and human resources of Central-Eastern France. It is concluded that this well known late Hallstatt trade route continued to develop after its supposed decline in the 5th C BC. It became a rhodanian cultural zone whose form anticipated that of the Provincia Transalpina founded by the Romans in 121 BC. Whealthy fringe settlements show how the boundary of this rhodanian cultural zone gradually moved northwards. Fortified settlements are mainly represented by the stone-built hillforts of the South and West. Generally, their interiors are not yet well documented, but certain characteristic structures - for example granaries and sanctuaries - were noticed. Amongst lowland settlements, a few began in the Middle La Tène as market centres. They then figured prominently in the Italian wine trade and were later still to become roman towns. Burial sites fall into 14 regional burial groups with varied funerary rites. In the rich and idiosyncratic alpine sector there is an opportunity to observe not only external contacts but also the movement of indigenous artefacts from valley to valley. Among general recommendations for further research are the definition of regional pottery groups, the characterisation of the 3rd C BC and the scientific investigation of a middle-Rhône hillfort. A case is made for independent dating evidence and less reliance on historical models.

Le travail presenté étudie à l’exemple de la Bohême la question dans quelle mesure la naissance des oppida (ou plus largement la transformation culturelle de la Transalpine à La Tène récente) a-t-elle été influencée par des impulsions venues depuis la Méditerranée et dans quelle mesure, par contre, peut elle être expliquée comme phénomène local. La carte historique et culturelle de la problématique est analysée en détail. La question même est étudiée à travers une analyse du corpus des importations méditerranéennes en Europe Centrale, ciblée à évaluer dans le cadre de l‘Europe centrale le rôle et la position de la Bohême dans les contacts avec la Méditerranée; ensuite les correspondances et différences entre les oppida et les systèmes d’habitat dont ils font partie et les villes méditerranéennes. Les contacts du monde transalpin avec la Méditerranée paraissent constants et très significatifs pour la Transalpie, les oppida se présentent toutefois plutôt comme un phénomène local. / The presented study analyses on the example of Bohemia the question in what extent the creation of oppida (and more broadly the cultural transformation of the Transalpine world in the recent La Tène period) were influenced by Mediterranean impulses and to what extent they may be on the other hand considered as a local phenomenon. The historical and chronological background are studied in detail, the question itself is approached by an analysis of the corpus of Mediterranean imports in central Europe intended to evaluate the role of Bohemia (within the central European context) in the contacts with the Mediterranean. In the concluding chapter the oppida and their settlement systems are confronted with the Mediterranean towns. The contacts with the Mediterranean turn out to have been constant and significant for the Transalpine word, the oppida, however, seem to be a largely local phenomenon.

The presented study analyses on the example of Bohemia the question in what extent the creation of oppida (and more broadly the cultural transformation of the Transalpine world in the recent La Tène period) were influenced by Mediterranean impulses and to what extent they may be on the other hand considered as a local phenomenon. The historical and chronological background are studied in detail, the question itself is approached by an analysis of the corpus of Mediterranean imports in central Europe intended to evaluate the role of Bohemia (within the central European context) in the contacts with the Mediterranean. In the concluding chapter the oppida and their settlement systems are confronted with the Mediterranean towns. The contacts with the Mediterranean turn out to have been constant and significant for the Transalpine word, the oppida, however, seem to be a largely local phenomenon. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

(in English): The thesis is focusesd on evaluation of archaeological situations in the northern acropolis of Třísov oppidum (dist. Český Krumlov) and evaluation of local findings, which were collected mainly during excavation conducted by J. Břeň. The aim of the thesis is to focus on dominant place - acropolis - of archeological settlement and role of the acropolis within Bohemian Oppida. I will describe the hypothetical function of the acropolis and confront these conclusions with the situation of the acropoli of Třísov Oppidum.

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L’analyse spatiale intrasite de l’habitat ne permet pas de recourir à un modèle général d’étude, applicable à n’importe quel site archéologique. Pourtant, plusieurs d’entre eux ont des profils semblables d’implantation de l’habitat. Peut-on donc envisager de rechercher des protocoles d’analyse qui soient transposables sur des sites d’habitat couramment rencontrés ? C’est l’objet de la présente étude à partir d’une démarche exploratoire, sur deux sites d’habitat protohistoriques. Sur le site rubané de Bucy-le-Long « la Fosselle », l’analyse se concentre sur la distribution spatiale des vestiges mobiliers au sein d’unités architecturales comparables. L’analyse des données est employée pour déterminer les différents paramètres d’étude. Le potentiel informatif des unités d’habitation, établi selon des critères morphologiques et taphonomiques, est évalué et confronté au potentiel archéologique, déterminé à partir de la richesse du mobilier et des différentes catégories d’artefacts. L’analyse globale intrasite est envisagée en regroupant les mobiliers par catégorie fonctionnelle et pour mettre en évidence des assemblages significatifs de vestiges selon les habitations. Ils permettent ainsi de caractériser et sectoriser les ensembles signifiants d’activités vivrières et d’activités techniques à l’échelle du site, à partir d’un partitionnement des maisons. Le site de Changis-sur-Marne « les Pétreaux » connaît une longue occupation du Bronze final à la Tène ancienne, ce qui rend la lecture des implantations difficiles à démêler. L’analyse spatiale est tout d’abord tentée sur des groupes de structures établies lors des travaux de terrain. Puis, la répartition du mobilier est étudiée à plusieurs échelles d’observation. Cependant, il apparaît que ces premiers découpages ne reflètent pas des groupements d’établissements ruraux significatifs. Un partitionnement des structures au sein d’entités spatiales plus restreintes est alors envisagé à partir de la recherche d’agrégats, mis en évidence par l’analyse spatiale de semis de points. La dynamique d’occupation du site est de ce fait plus aisément perceptible. Les deux études de cas sont pour finir confrontées à d’autres études spatiales menées sur des sites d’habitat. Il apparaît qu’aux côtés des vestiges mobiliers très régulièrement pris pour référence dans l’analyse spatiale intrasite de l’habitat, les vestiges immobiliers trouvent toutes leurs places. / Intra-site spatial analysis of settlement does not allow use of general model applicable to any archaeological site. However some items have similar habitat settlement profiles. Can we consider looking for protocols transposable to usual settlement sites? The purpose of this study is based on an exploratory approach, on two protohistoric settlements. On the Bandkeramik site of Bucy-le-Long "la Fosselle", the analysis focuses on spatial distribution of the material remains within comparable architectural units. Data analysis is used to determine different study parameters. The informative potential of housing units, established according to morphological and taphonomic criteria, is evaluated and compared with the archaeological potential, determined from the richness of the furniture and the different categories of artifacts. The global intra-site analysis is made by grouping the furniture by functional category, to highlight significant assemblages of vestiges according to the dwellings. They allow to characterize and to segment the significant sets of food and technical activities at the site scale, based on houses partitioning. The site of Changis-sur-Marne "les Pétreaux" having suffered a long occupation from the Late bronze to the Early la Tène period, lead to a difficult reading of the settlements. During excavation spatial analysis is tried on structures groups. Then, the distribution of furniture is studied at various observation scales. However, those first divisions do not reflect groups of obvious rural settlements. A partitioning of the structures within smaller spatial entities is then engaged starting from the search for aggregates, highlighted by the space-time hot spot analysis. The dynamic of occupation of the site is thus more easily perceptible. Two case studies are finally challenged with other spatial studies about settlement sites. In addition to the material remains commonly seen as reference in the intra-site spatial analysis of settlement, archaeological structures find all their places.