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Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 07 June 2005  Page Views: 4396

Multi-periodSite Name: Vix Sanctuary
Country: France Département: Bourgogne:Côte-d'Or (21) Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Châtillon-Sur-Seine  Nearest Village: Vix
Latitude: 47.903180N  Longitude: 4.545730E
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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Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by AlexHunger : Approximate location of the Vix Sanctuary under the Mont Lassois. This dates from about 500 BCE. The site was investigated from the late 19th century CE. onwards There are now no traces of the sanctuary and tumuli, except via aerial photography due to continued intense farming. There could be some kerb stones still underground. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Côte-d'Or

Positional co-ordinates scaled from a map source. Iron Age Sanctuary South of Town north of river Seine
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Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by klausschindl : Menhir close to Mount Lassois in the Village Ampilly le Sec. Visible from the main street of the village. Standing about three meters high in a private garden. Another one lies fallen in front of the garden. Sorry for the black-white picture, forgot to take one in colour. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by klausschindl : Trench of the Austrian team (Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Wien) in 2009. In this picture you can see the rampart three at the east side of mont lassois, in front of the seine river. This is a picture of the rest of the front covering of this wall This rampart is a part of the complex of four. Their function is yet unknown. Most probably they guarded the access to the ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by klausschindl : Trench of the Austrian team (Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Wien) in 2009. In this picture you can see the rampart three at the east side of mont lassois, in front of the seine river. Picture is taken from the northern side of the wall, looking at the crashed frontside of the rampart. This specific building technique is yet not well known and seems very uncommon for this tim... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by klausschindl : Trench of the Austrian team (Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte, Universität Wien) in 2009. In this picture you can see the rampart three at the east side of mont lassois, in front of the seine river. Picture is taken from top of levee, looking southwards into the ditch. Alltogether from ground of the ditch to top of the levee makes it about 13 meters high today, so it must have been much hi... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by klausschindl : Trench opening a part of a flat ploughed Tumulus near Mont Lassois in Vix. Photo from August 2009 The french geologist dug at the bank of the Seine, in order to find out how the river basin changed the last 2500 years. Uncovering the upper layer of the area he found this ditch around the tumulus (visible as darker soil in the picture). Unfortunately he was not allowed to extend his trench... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by klausschindl : Plan of Mont Lassois, Vix. In the east, the four ramparts can be seen clearly, as are the defensive walls around the top of the hill. This picture is courtesy of the Hochschule für Technik Frankfurt, Hochschule Karlsruhe, 2002 - 2007.

Vix Sanctuary
Vix Sanctuary submitted by klausschindl : Trench of the Austrian team in 2009. In this picture you can see the rampart three at the east side of mont lassois, in front of the seine river. Picture is taken from the south side from the trench of the ditch. This rampart is a part of the complex of four. Their function is yet unknown. Most probably they guarded the access to the river seine. One of the biggest doubts about that: T...

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