A preventive excavation undertaken in 2006 in the Aisne valley at Menneville "La Bourguignotte" uncovered some Neolithic features near the edge of the area investigated. These include a longhouse... Show moreA preventive excavation undertaken in 2006 in the Aisne valley at Menneville "La Bourguignotte" uncovered some Neolithic features near the edge of the area investigated. These include a longhouse with its lateral pits, another long pit and two circular pits. Decorated ceramics date the occupation to the Seine basin final Linear Pottery. The flint industry, also typical of this period, is characterized by quite a broad range of raw materials. Sandstone artefacts were mainly used for polishing activities. Although faunal remains are mostly of domestic species, the proportion of wild animals in the assemblage is relatively high. Certain features also produced burnt daub, as well as carbonised plant remains, including cereals, legumes and hazel nut. The excavated features are probably part of a small settlement that was linked in some way to the large neighbouring site of Menneville "Derrière le Village". Show less
