Discovery and appraisal of the early Christian church of Notre Dame de Baudes near Labastide-du-Temple, France

Autor: David S. Leigh, Victor D. Thompson, Florent Hautefeuille, Ted L. Gragson
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 6:584-593
ISSN: 2352-409X
Popis: Initial results are presented on the early Christian church of Notre Dame de Baudes located near the village of Labastide-du-Temple, France. The church was discovered in the first year of a multi-year systematic archaeological siteless survey of the interfluve between the Garonne and Tarn River valleys in anticipation of its future development during construction of the Toulouse-to-Paris TGV train line. The Midi-Pyrenees Region containing the interfluve is archaeologically and historically rich, but lying between major and monumental archaeological sites in the region has not been subject to much systematic archaeological or historical investigation. The church remains were last recorded visible between 1576 and 1662 CE, and there is no record of its precise location, size or other characteristics. We summarize results of a ground penetrating radar survey and vertical sampling of sediment for an area ca. 2700 m2 of floodplain under agriculture that combined with historical archive results indicates the church was in existence by at least 1100 CE. Proximity of the church remains to those of a third or fourth century Gallo-Roman villa are suggestive of a linkage between the two sites offering the possibility these sites can inform on the Medieval evolution of this landscape. The results also provide a cautionary note on negative results from archaeological surface surveys given the rate at which alluvium has accumulated in the interfluve.
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