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SUMMARY:From the ground up: Spatialized Practices of La Tène communities 
 in the Paris Region - Dr Carole Quatrelivre\, Kiel University
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CONTACT:Marianna Negro
DESCRIPTION:The nature of Celtic civitates\, as described by Caesar\, has 
 been a subject of ongoing debate among scholars since the 19th century. Di
 scussions persist regarding whether these entities are primarily ethnic\, 
 political\, economic\, or a combination thereof. But the relevance of purs
 uing this argument has been challenged many times\, and a shift away from 
 textual analysis leads to an examination of Second Iron Age material cultu
 re through the lens of daily practices. \nThe reconstruction of past pract
 ices represents an active\, “hot” interpretation of the archaeological
  record\, because it relates to how people experienced life and anchored t
 hemselves in the material world (Stig Sørensen 2014). This research focus
 es on practices of La Tène populations in the Île-de-France (province of
  Paris\, France)\, based on the production and consumption of food product
 s\, vessels\, coins\, jewelry\, as well as image consumption\, funerary an
 d mortuary rituals\, and the spatial structure of the anthropic landscape.
  This presentation relies on a detailed approach to artifact analysis\, co
 nsidering typology\, assemblage\, and contextual meaning. Why the Île-de-
 France? Because intensive investigation in and outside of Paris these past
  30 years has led to a total renewal of the archaeological body of knowled
 ge. The good quality of data as well as the large geographical coverage en
 ables us to correctly assess the significance of observed phenomena.\nThro
 ugh the overlapping study of settlement patterns and material culture\, th
 e existence of several dynamic La Tène communities in the Paris region ha
 s been brought to the fore. Their evolution shows a more complex reality t
 han allowed by the description of civitates alone.\n\nStig Sørensen\, Mar
 ie Louise. 2014. « The archaeological culture concept: Hot or cold unders
 tandings ». In Med hjärta och hjärna: en vänbok till professor Elisabe
 th Arwill-Nordbladh\, édité par Henrik Alexandersson\, Alexander Andreef
 \, et Annika Bünz\, 247‑58. GOTARC series A\, Gothenburg archaeological
  studies. Goteborg: Goteborgs Universitet\, Institutionen for historiska s
 tudier.\n\n
LOCATION:McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Seminar Room
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