A house under the dunes. Beg ar loued, Molène Island, Finistère. Identity and adaptation of human groups in the Iroise Sea between the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC.
Sidestone Press| N° d'inventaire | 23491 |
| Format | 21 x 28 |
| Détails | 736 p., 328 B/W ill., 146 color ill., paperback. |
| Publication | Leiden, 2019 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9789088903809 |
Since 2001, archaeological research has been conducted in the Molène archipelago. This area is particularly rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age remains. An exceptional concentration of megalithic monuments has been discovered there. Several settlements are attested by the presence of domestic middens. At the tip of Beg ar Loued (Molène Island), one of its shell middens was the subject of an initial survey in 2003, marking the beginning of a series of excavation campaigns. In the second year, this took a decisive turn with the recognition of the first dry stone walls, corresponding to a building preserved under the dune. For nearly a decade, this site was the subject of excavations by an interdisciplinary team. The data obtained by the study of the habitat provide information on the chronology of the different occupations of the site and make it possible to document the transition from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium BC, a chronological range that is still very poorly understood in the northern half of France. In addition to providing a relative chronology, the architectural approach provides a better understanding of the choices that governed the different phases of construction of the building occupied for more than three centuries. The elements of material culture (ceramics, lithics, metallurgy) also lift the veil on a period essentially known in Brittany through funerary monuments. For the first time in this region, thanks to the preservation of organic remains, it is possible to outline the economy (livestock farming, agriculture, fishing, shellfish collection, etc.) of the people who occupied the shores of the Iroise Sea. Their way of life suggests a sedentary community with a subsistence economy, exploiting all the island resources without being cut off from the continent (ceramic style, metallurgy). In order to better understand the overall evolution of this island environment, new research has been carried out on variations in sea level correlated with the study of the plant landscape, geomorphology, geology and fauna. With contributions from David AOUSTIN, Loréna AUDOUARD, Salvador BAILON, Agnès BALTZER, David BOURGARIT, Loïc BOURY, Philippe CHAMBON, Gilles CHAZOT, Fabien CONVERTINI, Yvan COQUINOT, Jean-René DARBOUX, Klet DONNART, Yvon DRÉANO, Catherine DUPONT, Michel ERRERA, Axel EHRHOLD, Bernard FICHAUT, Marcaurelio FRANZETTI, Henri GANDOIS, Jean-Pierre GONIDEC, Jacques GRALL, Jean-François GRIVEAU, Gwen JOUET, Pauline HANOT, Cécile LE CARLIER DE VESLUD, Nicolas LE DANTEC, Michel LE DUFF, Bernard LE GALL, Antoine LOURDEAU, Nancy MARCOUX, Dominique MARGUERIE, Aurélie MAYER, Arnaud MAZUY, Caroline MOUGNE, Michel PHILIPPE, Amandine PINEAU, Martine REGERT, Joël ROLET, Laure SALANOVA, Farid SELLAMI, Christophe SÉVIN-ALLOUET, Pierre STÉPHAN, Claire STÉVENIN, Serge SUANEZ, Jean-Pierre TISSIER, Anne TRESSET, Julien TREUILLOT, Lore TROALEN, Pierre YÉSOU.
Since 2001, archaeological research has been conducted in the Molène archipelago. This area is particularly rich in Neolithic and Bronze Age remains. An exceptional concentration of megalithic monuments has been discovered there. Several settlements are attested by the presence of domestic middens. At the tip of Beg ar Loued (Molène Island), one of its shell middens was the subject of an initial survey in 2003, marking the beginning of a series of excavation campaigns. In the second year, this took a decisive turn with the recognition of the first dry stone walls, corresponding to a building preserved under the dune. For nearly a decade, this site was the subject of excavations by an interdisciplinary team. The data obtained by the study of the habitat provide information on the chronology of the different occupations of the site and make it possible to document the transition from the 3rd to the 2nd millennium BC, a chronological range that is still very poorly understood in the northern half of France. In addition to providing a relative chronology, the architectural approach provides a better understanding of the choices that governed the different phases of construction of the building occupied for more than three centuries. The elements of material culture (ceramics, lithics, metallurgy) also lift the veil on a period essentially known in Brittany through funerary monuments. For the first time in this region, thanks to the preservation of organic remains, it is possible to outline the economy (livestock farming, agriculture, fishing, shellfish collection, etc.) of the people who occupied the shores of the Iroise Sea. Their way of life suggests a sedentary community with a subsistence economy, exploiting all the island resources without being cut off from the continent (ceramic style, metallurgy). In order to better understand the overall evolution of this island environment, new research has been carried out on variations in sea level correlated with the study of the plant landscape, geomorphology, geology and fauna. With contributions from David AOUSTIN, Loréna AUDOUARD, Salvador BAILON, Agnès BALTZER, David BOURGARIT, Loïc BOURY, Philippe CHAMBON, Gilles CHAZOT, Fabien CONVERTINI, Yvan COQUINOT, Jean-René DARBOUX, Klet DONNART, Yvon DRÉANO, Catherine DUPONT, Michel ERRERA, Axel EHRHOLD, Bernard FICHAUT, Marcaurelio FRANZETTI, Henri GANDOIS, Jean-Pierre GONIDEC, Jacques GRALL, Jean-François GRIVEAU, Gwen JOUET, Pauline HANOT, Cécile LE CARLIER DE VESLUD, Nicolas LE DANTEC, Michel LE DUFF, Bernard LE GALL, Antoine LOURDEAU, Nancy MARCOUX, Dominique MARGUERIE, Aurélie MAYER, Arnaud MAZUY, Caroline MOUGNE, Michel PHILIPPE, Amandine PINEAU, Martine REGERT, Joël ROLET, Laure SALANOVA, Farid SELLAMI, Christophe SÉVIN-ALLOUET, Pierre STÉPHAN, Claire STÉVENIN, Serge SUANEZ, Jean-Pierre TISSIER, Anne TRESSET, Julien TREUILLOT, Lore TROALEN, Pierre YÉSOU.