L’établissement fortifié de hauteur alto-médiéval de Château-sur-Salins (Salins-les-Bains, Jura)
The hilltop fortified settlement of Château-Salins is established on a vast plateau overlooking a major circulation axe, near a town whose dynamism along the Early Middle Ages is related to salt exploitation. The civilian, religious and defensive substructures, installed ex nihilo on two areas of th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CNRS Éditions
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Gallia |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/gallia/2341 |
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| Summary: | The hilltop fortified settlement of Château-Salins is established on a vast plateau overlooking a major circulation axe, near a town whose dynamism along the Early Middle Ages is related to salt exploitation. The civilian, religious and defensive substructures, installed ex nihilo on two areas of the plateau since the early 7th c. AD, must correspond – considering their ostentatious features – to a vast project initiated by a strong civilan or religious power. |
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| ISSN: | 0016-4119 2109-9588 |