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• Introduction
• Visit
• Preface
• Content
  1. Environment
     1. The geological context
     2. The Aisne valley
     3. Flora
     4. Fauna
     5. The first settlements
  2. The Gallic village
     1. The story of a Remi village
     2. The birth of the village
     3. Establishing the village
     4. Village life
  3. Daily life
     1. Agriculture and subsistence
     2. Men and animals
     3. Fishing
     4. Meat in the diet
     5. The table and crockery
     6. Craftsmanship
     7. Trade
  4. The Necropolises
     1. Distribution of the necropolises
     2. Funerary rituals
     3. Funeral plots
     4. The funerary population
     5. Funerary buildings
     6. Food for the dead
     7. Tombs of the sacrificers?
     8. A hierarchy of tombs
  5. Sacred sites
     1. Large sacred sites
     2. The environs of the village in the 1^st century BC.
     3. Another Gallic village: Avançon
     4. Acy-Romance and Romanisation
  6. Archaeological research
     1. 20 years of archaeological research
     2. Methodology
     3. Archeozoology
     4. Experimental archaeology
     5. Acy-Romance seen from the air
     6. Reconstruction and archaeology
     7. Acy-Romance at the Museum of the Ardennes
• Appendices
  1. Resources
  2. Site map
  3. Chronology
  4. Accessibility policy
  5. Credits
• Versions
  1. Version française
  2. Version Flash

Reconstruction and archaeology

From a simple sketch to a 3D real-time model, deciding on the best way to reconstruct an archaeological site is always a very delicate exercise. The best way to start is with a synopsis of the site, based on the information gathered during excavations, the research carried out on comparable sites, when they exist, on architectural knowledge and of course, on the results of experimental archaeology.

The reconstruction of Acy-Romance began in 2001 thanks to the work of Jean-René Châtillon. Ten years later, a new option is now available. Any reconstruction is necessarily just a moment in time, a summary of the state of research and knowledge, the personal vision of a researcher and dependent on technical developments. However, it remains an extraordinary medium of interpretation and comprehension for specialists, enabling them to offer criticism and suggest other solutions, and also and above all, for the general public.

In the case of the Gallic village of Acy-Romance, the concave structures (post holes, grain pits, graves) are particularly hard for an amateur to interpret and they were only visible during the actual excavation or sometimes in aerial photos, so reconstruction provides a unique opportunity to show and add value to a usually inaccessible heritage.

Welcome in the virtual visit of gallic village of Acy-Romance (France)

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