CREISSELS
Aveyron, France.
In the cave
of Boundoulaou traces have been found of an occupation
which lasted from the Late Bronze Age until the 5th and
6th c. A.D. This last period was marked by the presence
of much stamped pottery and of a gold triens bearing
the name of Anastasius.
In December 1962 near the farm of Les Cascades,
some forty terracottas were found, depicting for the
most part warriors and gladiatorial contests as well as
other plaques representing—sometimes in relief, sometimes incised—hares, fishes, a head of Medusa, or an
individual on his knees. This may be a workshop or,
more simply, offerings deposited in a sanctuary.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. Soutou, “Monnaie en or et céramique estampée de la grotte du Boundoulaou,”
Ogam 16
(1964) 355-60 & figs. 1-5; cf. M. Labrousse in
Gallia 22
(1964) 431-32; 24 (1966) 412.
L. Balsan, “Importante découverte archéologique à Creissels,”
Rev. du Rouergue 17 (1963) 58-66; M. Labrousse in
Gallia 22 (1964) 431 & figs. 6-8.
M. LABROUSSE
