event · evt_france_1_la_motte_bank_management
Bank management and water-edge construction at La Motte
Timber, stone and sedimentary evidence at La Motte documents construction and management along a changing river or lagoon bank.
What is the evidence?
observation
Timber, stone and sedimentary evidence at La Motte documents construction and management along a changing river or lagoon bank.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1000 BCE–800 BCE
Precision: modelled site phase
highPreferred range used by the event. Plausible bounds and alternative models remain explicit rather than averaged.
- supports · provides archaeological observation
From Lagoon to River: Bank Management at the Submerged Late Bronze Age Settlement of La Motte (Agde, France) — Thibault Lachenal (2024)Provides stratigraphy, palaeogeography and bank structures.
Locator: pp. 21-45, sections 2.2-2.5
Interpretation and caveats
The structures show planned adaptation to a dynamic water-edge setting; they do not establish centralized urban authority.
Event context
Classification
Event type: water edge settlement engineering
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: La Motte at Agde, Western Mediterranean interaction networks
Why it matters to the timeline
The event gives Languedoc and Mediterranean-facing settlement adaptation a directly sourced archaeological case.
Research notes
- Provides stratigraphy, palaeogeography and bank structures. Role: provides archaeological observation. Locator: pp. 21-45, sections 2.2-2.5.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological observation
From Lagoon to River: Bank Management at the Submerged Late Bronze Age Settlement of La Motte (Agde, France) — Thibault Lachenal (2024)Provides stratigraphy, palaeogeography and bank structures.
Locator: pp. 21-45, sections 2.2-2.5
Referenced records
- Western Mediterranean interaction networks · entity
- La Motte at Agde · entity