Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
Mont Lassois Oppidum
Hallstatt D (550–450 BCE)·Hallstatt Celtic (Vix princess)·🇫🇷 Burgundy, Côte-d'Or, Vix / Châtillon-sur-Seine, France
About
About Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
Châtillonnais hillfort famous for Vix princess tomb 1953, largest Greek bronze krater (1100 L), gold torc 480 g, excavated by Joffroy.
Why it mattersKey Hallstatt Celtic (Vix princess) earthwork with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Trade network extent
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Seasonal gathering
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 600 BCE hillfort; tomb c.500 BCE
- Period
- Hallstatt D (550–450 BCE)
- Culture
- Hallstatt Celtic (Vix princess)
- Purpose
- Princely hillfort (42 ha) above Vix krater tomb — Celtic elite centre
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1988
- Excavation
- Excavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
c. 600 BCE hillfort; tomb c.500 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort
On the ground
Structures & features
47.9060° N · 4.5310° E · 306 m · 3 mapped features
Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — Principal Rampart
rampartrampart at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — primary structure
47.9058° N · 4.5312° EMont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — Ditch Annex 2
ditchditch at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — subsidiary complex
47.9079° N · 4.5329° EMont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — Southern Entrance
entranceentrance at Mont Lassois — Vix Princely Tomb Hillfort — subsidiary complex
47.9046° N · 4.5317° E