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<< Our Photo Pages >> Vix Princess Tumulus - Artificial Mound in France in Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21)

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 07 June 2005  Page Views: 7168

Multi-periodSite Name: Vix Princess Tumulus Alternative Name: Tombe Princiere
Country: France
NOTE: This site is 2.041 km away from the location you searched for.

Département: Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Châtillon-Sur-Seine  Nearest Village: Vix
Latitude: 47.903610N  Longitude: 4.547430E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
1 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
4 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Musee du Chatillonais
Musee du Chatillonais submitted by AlexHunger : The Museum has the famous 1.6 meter tall Italian/Greek bronze vase from the Princess tumuli from under the Mont Lassois. This dates from about 500 BCE. Though it is not permitted to take photos inside, there are posters of it plastered all over town. The princess also had a 500 gram Gold Torque and a 4 wheel war chariot, effectively making her the French Bodicea, only 500 years earlier. From t... (Vote or comment on this photo)
Tumulus in Côte-d'Or

Positional co-ordinates scaled from a map source. 33 Meter diameter tumulus dating to 850 BCE, end of Bronze Age. Excavated in 1953 and found to contain body of princess including 4 wheel war chariot and rich grave goods including greek and Etruscan artifacts. In bend of River Seine, between Vix and Hamlet of Courcelles. All artifacts are in the museum and the tumulus is now completely eroded due to intense farming.
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Vix Princess Tumulus
Vix Princess Tumulus submitted by AlexHunger : Approximate location of the Vix Princess under the Mont Lassois. This dates from about 500 BCE and all the artifacts are in the Chatillonais Museum. The heavily eroded remains of the tumulus were found in 1952 and represent the most significant tumulus find in France. There are now no traces of the tumulus, except via aerial photography, due to continued intense farming. The princess also had a ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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