International audienceThe research on the oppidum of Pech Maho in Sigean (Aude, France) mainly documented the recent phase of the site (end of the 4th - end of the 3rd century BC). This is particularly the case of the southern district or Sector I, built against the rampart, which includes several buildings housing a number of economic activities, including storage and metal work. The re-examination of the former excavation data relating to one of the houses in this district, hitherto interpreted as a trader’s or craftsman’s residence, today calls for a new interpretation. The attribution of a large grindstone discovered in this context to a crafting device indeed reflects a grinding activity exceeding the needs of a simple household. Taken...