What genuine activity does the Champ des Morts record, and when?
Two answers, none aheadNone is ahead yet. See what would settle it.
Where it stands
Two answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Two are still possible.
Why it matters
The state trenches of 1983 found glassworking waste, crucible fragments and vitrified material in every trench inside the site and nothing in the two outside it; the team called medieval glassmaking the only undisputed activity and recommended a study of glassmaking in the Bourbonnais hills[1]. A human femur gave a radiocarbon date of the third to sixth century and a few ceramics gave Iron Age TL dates, so some older use of the valley is possible[1][2].
Answers 2
History
- Jean-Pierre Daugas et al.: every 1983 state trench inside the site produced vitrified material, crucible fragments and glass, and the two…For: A medieval and later glassworks
- Jean-Pierre Daugas et al.: the 1983 controlled trenches found no Iron Age or Gallo-Roman layer in the field.Against: An Iron Age or Gallo-Roman burial or cult place
- Jean-Pierre Daugas et al.: a human femur (AD 245 to 590), an ox tooth from an urn (AD 30 to 230) and several ceramics with Iron Age TL dates…For: An Iron Age or Gallo-Roman burial or cult place
- Alice Gerard et al.: every 1983 state trench inside the site produced vitrified material, crucible fragments and glass, and the two…For: A medieval and later glassworks
- Alice Gerard et al.: a human femur (AD 245 to 590), an ox tooth from an urn (AD 30 to 230) and several ceramics with Iron Age TL dates…For: An Iron Age or Gallo-Roman burial or cult place
- Session 1: raised the question and proposed two answers