Les « grottes-sanctuaires » gallo-romaines du Morbihan, éléments d’une géographie du sacré chez les Vénètes

In Morbihan, three natural cavities, caves and rock shelters, explored briefly at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the following century, yielded a wealth of archaeological material from the Roman period, mainly made up of white clay statuettes (Venus, mother goddesses, etc.). In all...

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Main Author: Patrick Galliou
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Université de Bretagne Occidentale – UBO 2024-12-01
Series:La Bretagne Linguistique
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/lbl/10617
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Summary:In Morbihan, three natural cavities, caves and rock shelters, explored briefly at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the following century, yielded a wealth of archaeological material from the Roman period, mainly made up of white clay statuettes (Venus, mother goddesses, etc.). In all likelihood, these were places where underground divinities were worshipped in order to obtain abundant harvests. To date, there are no other known examples of such use of underground sites in the Roman period in the Armorican peninsula.
ISSN:1270-2412
2727-9383