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TARADEAU. Taradeau is a village located in the South-East of France, where the ruins of a 1 ha oppidum are still clearly visible. Archaeological excavations ...
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Short Historical Dictionary on Urban Hydrology and Drainage

TARADEAU Taradeau is a village located in the South-East of France, where the ruins of a 1 ha oppidum are still clearly visible. Archaeological excavations revealed that, around 130125 BC, there were approximately 30 cells along the peripheral wall of the oppidum. The single sign of urbanisation is the presence of trenches hewed in the rock in order to discharge the surface runoff towards drains drilled in the Western wall (Goudineau, 1980, p. 145). This is a clear indication that the drainage of surface runoff, even in a very basic settlement like Taradeau, was organised in the pre-Christian period in France. At the same period, in the city of Entremont* located in the North of Marseille, a more elaborated drainage system had been built, reflecting a more urbanised settlement and a stronger political authority (Goudineau, 1980, p. 146). References Goudineau C. (1980). La Gaule méridionale. In G. Duby (dir.) : Histoire de la France urbaine. Tome 1 : la ville antique. Paris (France) : éditions du Seuil, pp. 143-194. ISBN 2-02005594-0.

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