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  - Hypothetical reconstruction of a sanctuary
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    The major networks of enclosures
    
    Different types of nested enclosures
    
    Photo gallery
    
    The case of Conchil-le-Temple
  - Large, simple and festive enclosures
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- - The Middle Ages and the birth of the rural world
  - Hypothetical reconstruction of a feudal mound
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Archéologie aérienne

Roger Agache, pionnier de l'archéologie aérienne en France, livre les clés de lecture et d'interprétation du paysage. Les découvertes que l'on doit à la prospection aérienne en Picardie sont présentées à l'aide de photographies d'une incomparable force évocatrice.

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Gallic and Gallo-Roman sanctuaries

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The first farmers
The first metalworkers
Gallic and Gallo-Roman sanctuaries
Gallic settlements
Gallo-Roman settlements
The Middle Ages and the birth of the rural world

Hypothetical reconstruction of the sanctuary at Gournay-sur-Aronde (Oise). Watercolor by Jean-Claude Blanchet.

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Historic of the research

Prospecting

The choice of aircraft
Taking pictures
Camera equipment
Choosing a format
A day in the air
Checking on the ground

Clues on the ground

The landscape
Very low-relief shadows
Crop growth anomalies
Ground moisture anomalies
Soil color anomalies
Polymorphism
Pitfalls and confusions

Discoveries

The first farmers
The first metalworkers
Gallic and Roman-era necropoli and sanctuaries
Gallic settlements
Gallo-Roman settlements
The Middle Ages and the birth of the rural world

What is aerial archaeology ?

Introduction
History
Archaeological inventory and map
Heritage protection
Portrait of Roger Agache

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