Gondole
The Gondole oppidum is a Celtic archaeological site in the commune of Le Cendre near Clermont-Ferrand in the Puy-de-Dôme department in France . Along with Gergovia and Corent , it is one of the three Arverni settlements in the late Latène period . The site is on the list of historical monuments.
investment
The area of the oppidum within the wall was around 28 ha, the area of the entire complex 70 ha. A wide, palisade-lined road connected Gondole with Gergovia.
literature
- Y. Deberge, U. Cabezuelo, M. Cabanis, S. Foucras, M. Garcia, K. Gruel, M. Loughton, F. Blondel, P. Caillat: L'oppidum arverne de Gondole (Le Cendre, Puy-de- Dôme) . Topographie de l'occupation protohistorique (La Tène D2) et fouille du quartier artisanal: un premier bilan, Revue archéologique du Center de la France, 48, 2009 (French, also on the Internet) [1] .
Coordinates: 45 ° 43 ′ 21 ″ N , 3 ° 11 ′ 14 ″ E