Celtic World of the Iron Age at The Oppidum d'Ensérune near the village of Nissan-lez-Ensérune, France.
Celtic World of the Iron Age at The Oppidum d'Ensérune near the village of Nissan-lez-Ensérune, France.
The Oppidum d'Ensérune archaeological site consists of the remains of an Iron Age hill fort founded in the 6th century BCE. Although initially, the settlement included only modest huts made from cob and covered with branches, it evolved into architecture of stone with rock cut silos that were eventually replaced with dolia. Around 450 BCE trade intensified with Greek, Punic, and Iberian traders. From the late 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE, the town was extended outward to the flanks of the hill and the largest houses adopted Roman architecture with rooms arranged around a courtyard, columns with capitals, mosaics, and decorative paintwork. A villa built on the site in 1915 displays a wealth of artifacts found during excavations there including black and red-figured Attic vases, Celtic swords, helmets and belt buckles, and finely decorated razors, combs, make-up palettes, and jewelry.
The Oppidum d'Ensérune archaeological site consists of the remains of an Iron Age hill fort founded in the 6th century BCE. Although initially, the settlement included only modest huts made from cob and covered with branches, it evolved into architecture of stone with rock cut silos that were eventually replaced with dolia. Around 450 BCE trade intensified with Greek, Punic, and Iberian traders. From the late 3rd century BCE to the 1st century CE, the town was extended outward to the flanks of the hill and the largest houses adopted Roman architecture with rooms arranged around a courtyard, columns with capitals, mosaics, and decorative paintwork. A villa built on the site in 1915 displays a wealth of artifacts found during excavations there including black and red-figured Attic vases, Celtic swords, helmets and belt buckles, and finely decorated razors, combs, make-up palettes, and jewelry.
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| Villa built in 1915 that now houses the site's museum. |
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| Storage dolia |
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| Remains of stone structures |
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| Celtic votive "face" vessel |
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| Early Celtic votive sculpture |
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| Votive sculpture depicting a Gorgon |
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| Red-figured krater with scene of combat with a griffon |
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| Another red-figured krater depicting a battle between a griffon and an Amazon |
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| Remains of a military buckle |
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| An Iberian sword |
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| A collection of lance and javelin points |
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| A red-figured ossuary |
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