Situated on the hill of Castellas, this site, classified as a "Historic Monument" in 1969, reveals the ruins of a fortification that bears witness to a Ligurian or pre-Roman settlement.
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Dominating the left bank of the Gapeau at an altitude of 349 metres, the site was excavated between 1972 and 1974. The Castellas is a fortified perched Iron Age settlement composed of huts and small workshops or sheds. It covers more than 5 hectares and is one of the largest oppida in Provence. The surrounding wall must have had about fifteen towers and two monumental entrances. A few dwellings have been excavated inside the first enclosure. The presence of archaic grey ceramics and Etruscan...
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