Michel Fixot and Jean-Pierre Pelletier, A particular shape of a medieval fortification in Provence : the castelas of Cucuron (Vaucluse). In the area of western Provence, between the Durance and the mountain of Lubéron, some excavations and prospecting have already revealed the existence of a number of moats situated on spurs. They first appeared in the middle of the eleventh century. In the area of the parish of Cucuron (Vaucluse), a comparable site, and designated similarly by the toponymy as Castelas revealed a particular occupation. The complementary use of the height and of the low slope here does not correspond to the site of a castrum but more to a simple peasant habitation composed of huts. On the spur, an area for ensilage was prot...
International audienceThe so-called « ville basse » of Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier ...
Recent archaeological research revealed a defensive construction on the rocky point of Bisqueytan, i...
Tbe fortified bamlet of Puig Castellet at Lloret de Mar (Girona, Spain). An evaluation of the finds....
Michel Fixot and Jean-Pierre Pelletier, A particular shape of a medieval fortification in Provence :...
Along with Provence and Lauragais it turns out that Roussillon also has its share moated sites. Thei...
Two decades of research on Motte-and-Bailey castles in Provence have contributed new elements to our...
The site of Châlucet (Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Haute-Vienne) occupies the crest and flanks of the point o...
Placed on the ancient border between the kingdoms of France and Spain, the seigneurial castle and, l...
International audienceThe castle site of le Tronçay at Chevagnes is a Medieval earth and timber fort...
The so-called «ville basse » of Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier (Hérault), covers the slopes o...
Recent preventive excavations led to the discovery of a hill-top habitat situated on the confluence ...
National audienceThe so-called « ville basse » of Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier (Hérault), c...
The medieval fortified dwellings in the southern part of the Massif central border, constituted by t...
International audienceThe so-called « ville basse » of Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier ...
Recent archaeological research revealed a defensive construction on the rocky point of Bisqueytan, i...
Tbe fortified bamlet of Puig Castellet at Lloret de Mar (Girona, Spain). An evaluation of the finds....
Michel Fixot and Jean-Pierre Pelletier, A particular shape of a medieval fortification in Provence :...
Along with Provence and Lauragais it turns out that Roussillon also has its share moated sites. Thei...
Two decades of research on Motte-and-Bailey castles in Provence have contributed new elements to our...
The site of Châlucet (Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Haute-Vienne) occupies the crest and flanks of the point o...
Placed on the ancient border between the kingdoms of France and Spain, the seigneurial castle and, l...
International audienceThe castle site of le Tronçay at Chevagnes is a Medieval earth and timber fort...
The so-called «ville basse » of Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier (Hérault), covers the slopes o...
Recent preventive excavations led to the discovery of a hill-top habitat situated on the confluence ...
National audienceThe so-called « ville basse » of Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier (Hérault), c...
The medieval fortified dwellings in the southern part of the Massif central border, constituted by t...
International audienceThe so-called « ville basse » of Castellas, in Murviel-lès-Montpellier ...
Recent archaeological research revealed a defensive construction on the rocky point of Bisqueytan, i...
Tbe fortified bamlet of Puig Castellet at Lloret de Mar (Girona, Spain). An evaluation of the finds....