Roc de Courroux
The Roc de Courroux is a rock pulpit at 837 m above sea level. M. above the river Birs in the municipality of Courroux near Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland .
The narrow, south-facing terraces were already inhabited in the late Bronze Age. The rock with traces of dry stone masonry from the time between 1100 and 800 BC. Chr. Represents a strategically favorable location. Opposite the gorge, separated by the river, is the Chapelle du Vorbourg .
The site discovered by Auguste Quiquerez has been successively explored since 1840. The site is known for the quantities and the excellent degree of conservation of its pottery. This can be explained by the fact that the space was subsequently unused. Typical are the late La Tène or early Hallstatt cups, bowls and plates that are decorated with geometric wheel decorations, sometimes even with white incrustation, as well as thick-walled jugs with fingertip or spatula decoration.
The stock of animal bones, spindle whorls , weaving weights and millstones was also extensive . The rare bronze finds include knives , needles , arrowheads and rings .
literature
- F. Schifferdecker: Anciennes collections archéologiques jurassiennes méconnues , Jurassica 2 1988. Pages 42-44.