A Celtic princely tomb of the fifth century BC, rich Greek Etruscan objects, without doubt, was Discovery in a craft and commercial area near the town of Troyes (Aube). This is a find “exceptional”, said Wednesday Inrap (National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research) that searches the site since October at the request of the state. The tomb is located in the small village of Lavau, a few kilometers from Troyes.
In the center of a tumulus (mound over a tomb) of 40 meters in diameter, the deceased – who has not yet been reached – and based his chariot the heart of a burial chamber of 14 square meters. “It was probably a ‘prince’ local Celtic,” said Dominique Garcia, president of the Inrap, making the site visit to the press. “Some of the objects is Greek and Etruscan no doubt,” he notes.
A tomb dating from the late Early Iron Age
The centerpiece funeral deposit is a large ornate bronze cauldron in which we put the watered wine. It could have been achieved by Etruscan craftsmen. It contains a wine jug (oinochoe) Ceramic Attic black figure, made by the Greeks. This furniture “attests exchanges that existed between the Mediterranean and the Celts,” said Dominique Garcia. The tomb dates from the end of the First Iron Age (Hallstatt period known).
The end of the sixth century and the beginning of the fifth century BC. AD were marked by the development of the economic activity of Etruscan and Greek city-states of the West, including Marseille. In search of slaves, metals and precious goods (tin, amber …), the Mediterranean traders came into contact with the continental Celtic communities. Those controlling the natural channels of communication, along rivers (Seine, Rhone, Saone, Rhine, Danube) have benefited from these exchanges and their elites have won many prestigious properties. Remarkable objects have been found in their monumental tombs, as in Hochdorf (Germany) and Vix (Bourgogne) in particular.
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