Cerny culture

 The Cerny culture (French: La Culture de Cerny, German: Cerny-Kultur) is a Neolithic culture in France that dates to the second half of the 5th millennium B.C. and that is particularly prevalent in the Paris Basin. It is characterized by monumental earth mounds, known as enclosures of the Passy type. The term is derived from the "Parc aux Bœufs" in Cerny in the department of Essonne who authorized the name.

Important sitesEdit

  • Parc aux BœufsCernyEssonne
  • L'Étoile Neolithic Camp,[1] L'Étoile, Somme, particularly highlighted by Roger Agache[2] in Aerial archaeology, 1971
  • Maran Neolithic CampChâtenay-sur-SeineSeine-et-Marne
  • Haut-des-Nachères Neolithic CampNoyen-sur-SeineSeine-et-Marne
  • Le Gours aux LionsMarolles-sur-SeineSeine-et-Marne
  • Réaudins Enclosure and Balloy NecropolisSeine-et-Marne, at the confluence of the River Yonne and River Seine.[3]
  • Barbuise-Courtavant CampBarbuiseAube
  • La Sabliere NecropolisPassy-Richebourg, Département Yonne.[4]
  • Escolives-Sainte-CamilleYonne
  • Les SablonsGronYonne.[5]
  • Noue FenardVignelySeine-et-Marne
  • Porte aux Bergers, Vignely, Seine-et-Marne
  • Orville NecropolisOrville, Loiret(Cerny-Videlles)
  • Site des RochesVidellesEssonne (Cerny-Videlles)
  • Buno-Bonnevaux NecropolisBuno-BonnevauxEssonne

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