Tintignac is a hamlet near Naves in the

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region of

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. It is primarily known for the archaeological remains of a sanctuary where Gallic and

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artefacts have been found, including seven carnyces (war trumpets) and ornamented helmets. The site is classified on the List of historic monuments of 1840.

Origins

The village has been known since the 12th century, using the Occitan spelling of ''Tintinhac''. It is associated with Arnaut de Tintinhac, a

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and lord of Tintinhac who was born at Castle Tintignac, probably as a vassal of the

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of the

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. Four of his poems have survived."The Monedieres" by Daniel Borzeix, published 2003, - Arnaut de Tintinhac,

Archeological site

The Gallic and

site is located on the plateau of Naves, north of the towns of Naves and

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, in the foothills east of Puy l'Aiguille, west of the Peuch Redon summit. Around the sanctuary, researchers have discovered traces of dense occupation and activity. The site was discovered in the 19th century and is ranked on the list of protected sites after review by the inspector general of historical monuments,

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and

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. In September 2004, about 500 fragments of iron and bronze objects were discovered in a Gallic pit. The objects included a dozen swords and scabbards, iron spearheads, a shield, ten bronze helmets and an iron bird (a crane or

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is found on some lemovice items), 2 animal heads including a horse, one animal body in connection with the two hind legs, one foreleg, a cauldron, and seven carnyces (a wind instrument of the

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) and including an almost complete War Trumpet. The first such objects found in the context of a Gallic sanctuary. These unique military and religious objects are now being studied by the team led by Christophe Maniquet, chief scientist at the site of Tintignac. In 2009, an aqueduct was discovered, 2 metres high and feeding a well 13 metres deep.

Conservation

The items were restored by the ''Materia Viva'' laboratory in Toulouse and displayed in

before embarking on a series of international exhibitions that began in

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(Switzerland).

Objects

Objects found at Tintignac were exhibited at the 2012 exhibition ''Les Gaulois, une expo renversante'' (''The Gauls, a stunning exhibition''). Image:CarnyxDeTintignac1.jpg, A

Carnyx The ancient carnyx was a wind instrument of the Iron Age Celts, used between c. 200 BC and c. AD 200. It was a type of bronze trumpet with an elongated S shape, held so that the long straight central portion was vertical and the short mouthpiec ...

found at Tintignac. Image:CarnyxDeTintignac2.jpg, A Carnyx found at Tintignac. Image:CarnyxDeTintignac3.jpg, A Carnyx found at Tintignac. Image:CasqueCygneDeTintignac.jpg, Casque in the shape the head of a bird, found at Tintignac. Image:ÉvocationCérémonieÀTintignac.jpg, Evocation of a Gallic ceremony in the sanctuary of Tintignac.

References

Sources

* Christophe Maniquet, Le sanctuaire antique des Arènes de Tintignac, Culture et Patrimoine en Limousin, 2004, 123 p. () * Christophe Maniquet, Comment les Gaules devinrent romaines : Le dépôt d'armes, d'instruments de musique et d'objets gaulois du sanctuaire de Tintignac à Naves, Paris, La découverte, 2010, 21 à 34 p.

External links

The official website of Tintignac-Naves

(French) Archeo-Tintignac : toutes les nouvelles récentes
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