Lavau () is a
commune in the
Aube
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France
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in the
Grand Est
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Region. It is situated on the banks of the river
Seine
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Population
Archaeological Finds
In 2014 the 2,500-year-old tomb of an
Iron Age
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Celtic prince was unearthed in Lavau. The tomb revealed artifacts of the
Hallstatt
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Celtic culture, with Greek and possibly
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trade goods. The tomb was covered with a tumulus of about forty meters in diameter. Cinerary urns and other artefacts dating to the Bronze Age Tumulus and Urnfield cultures were also excavated, along with the early Iron Age burials of a warrior buried with his sword and a woman adorned with bronze bracelets. Around 500 BC (final Hallstatt), these ancient funerary monuments were united by the means of ditches with the Hallstatt-era princely tomb in a monumental funerary ensemble.
See also
Lavau hall
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Communes of the Aube department
The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department of France
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Vix Grave
The Vix Grave is a burial mound near the village of Vix in northern Burgundy. The broader site is a prehistoric Celtic complex from the Late Hallstatt and Early La Tène periods, consisting of a fortified settlement and several burial mounds.
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Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine (, literally ''Sainte-Colombe on Seine'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
Iron Age and Antiquity
Located not far from the site of the Vix grave, Sainte-Colombe is on a very r ...
External links
Le complexe funéraire de Lavau et la question du pôle aristocratique de Troyes, au Ve a.C.
References
Communes of Aube
Aube communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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