The Cerny culture. The Middle Neolithic I in Upper Normandy.
PURennes| N° d'inventaire | 18967 |
| Format | 22 x 28 |
| Détails | 298 p., black and white illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Rennes, 2015 |
| Etat | Nine |
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Identified in the early 1960s, Cerny is one of the most significant cultures of the Middle Neolithic I (5th millennium BC) in Northern France thanks to its wealth of documentation resulting from numerous planned and preventive excavations. Afan and then Inrap have considerably enriched the data on this culture, but still unevenly in the different regions where its territory developed. In the 1980s and 1990s, Upper Normandy remained the poor relation in Cerny sites. Although various operations gradually brought to light remains, often modest, these were only known within the restricted circle of Neolithic people in this region. The increase in these data at the beginning of the 21st century, up to 2007 inclusive, now makes it possible to fill in the gaps on Cerny in Upper Normandy and to produce an initial synthesis intended for a wider audience. This regional synthesis aims to take stock of the achievements of this Neolithic culture since the beginning of preventive operations. The first part offers a state of knowledge, highlighting, moreover, the gaps that remain to be filled in the years to come, and presents the characteristics of the main sites and site indices that feed into this synthesis. The second part is devoted to the study of the inhabited space and the structures that compose it. The third part is the subject of a synthesis of its material culture: analyses on ceramic furniture, the lithic industry, macrolithic tools in sandstone, the exploitation of siliceous materials and the function of the tools are the constituent elements. The fourth and last part is intended to carry out a chrono-cultural synthesis. It focuses on the regional origins of Cerny which inherited from the early Neolithic of Danubian tradition, but also on the cultural and material ruptures which marked this period from which emerged the large megalithic complexes, notably those of the western facade.
Identified in the early 1960s, Cerny is one of the most significant cultures of the Middle Neolithic I (5th millennium BC) in Northern France thanks to its wealth of documentation resulting from numerous planned and preventive excavations. Afan and then Inrap have considerably enriched the data on this culture, but still unevenly in the different regions where its territory developed. In the 1980s and 1990s, Upper Normandy remained the poor relation in Cerny sites. Although various operations gradually brought to light remains, often modest, these were only known within the restricted circle of Neolithic people in this region. The increase in these data at the beginning of the 21st century, up to 2007 inclusive, now makes it possible to fill in the gaps on Cerny in Upper Normandy and to produce an initial synthesis intended for a wider audience. This regional synthesis aims to take stock of the achievements of this Neolithic culture since the beginning of preventive operations. The first part offers a state of knowledge, highlighting, moreover, the gaps that remain to be filled in the years to come, and presents the characteristics of the main sites and site indices that feed into this synthesis. The second part is devoted to the study of the inhabited space and the structures that compose it. The third part is the subject of a synthesis of its material culture: analyses on ceramic furniture, the lithic industry, macrolithic tools in sandstone, the exploitation of siliceous materials and the function of the tools are the constituent elements. The fourth and last part is intended to carry out a chrono-cultural synthesis. It focuses on the regional origins of Cerny which inherited from the early Neolithic of Danubian tradition, but also on the cultural and material ruptures which marked this period from which emerged the large megalithic complexes, notably those of the western facade.