Mesolithic pit-sites in Champagne (France): First data, key issues

Nathalie Achard-Corompt (1) , Emmanuel Ghesquière (1) , Christophe Laurelut (1) , Charlotte Leduc (1) , Arnaud Remy (1, 2) , Richard Isabelle (1) , Vincent Riquier (1) , Luc Sanson (1) , Julia Wattez (1)

1 Inrap - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
2 ARTeHiS - Archéologie, Terre, Histoire, Sociétés [Dijon]

In less than a decade, more than 30 sites and around 200 deep pits dated to the Mesolithic have been identied in the Champagne-Ardenne region (north-eastern France). This paper describes the main characteristics of these features and provides some clues for their interpretation. This unexpected but apparently common type of site clearly implies a more marked territoriality and a greater social complexity than generally proposed for the period in continental northern France.

Mots clés: deep pits; Storage; Hunting; Territoriality; Social complexity

Domaines: Archéologie et Préhistoire

Nathalie Achard-Corompt, Emmanuel Ghesquière, Christophe Laurelut, Charlotte Leduc, Arnaud Remy, et al.. Mesolithic pit-sites in Champagne (France): First data, key issues. Foraging Assemblages, Dušan Borić; Dragana Antonović; Bojana Mihailović, Sep 2015, Belgrade, Serbia. pp.198-201. ⟨hal-03229002⟩