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In general it can be called a fort, but this term for the celtic settlement not used. Are actually protoměsty. Occur in the us, up from 2. century bc. n. l., however, in western Europe, we have the celtic settlement already at the time of the hallstatt period, it mainly concerns France. This name gave them the G. Also. Caesar, when this name used as synonyms of the term urbs. For settlement are essential at least two typical characters. And that fortification of an outdoor stone wall (wall) of a type of murus gallicus and a moat. A particular characteristic are klešťovité gate with a wooden steeple construction. Another is the evidence of economic concentration (production and trade). The headquarters was mainly military, economic, religious and political centre, at least part of the trunk. The celtic settlement are therefore quite extensive, usually around 30 to 100 ha, but we also have the celtic settlement more. In contrast, a small fortified formations (hillfort) have smaller dimensions, usually not exceeding 5 ha. Significant oppidům belong to e.g. the French Bibracte, the German Manching or Czech Stradonice, Envy, etc. Archaeological excavations have found allocating to different areas such as manufacturing (artisan), the sacral or dwelling of nobility, and furthermore, certain urban breakdown.
Source:
Novotny, B. et al. 1986: Encyklopédia Archeológie. Bratislava..
In general it can be called a fort, but this term for the celtic settlement not used. Are actually protoměsty. Occur in the us, up from 2. century bc. n. l., however, in western Europe, we have the celtic settlement already at the time of the hallstatt period, it mainly concerns France. This name gave them the G. Also. Caesar, when this name used as synonyms of the term urbs. For settlement are essential at least two typical characters. And that fortification of an outdoor stone wall (wall) of a type of murus gallicus and a moat. A particular characteristic are klešťovité gate with a wooden steeple construction. Another is the evidence of economic concentration (production and trade). The headquarters was mainly military, economic, religious and political centre, at least part of the trunk. The celtic settlement are therefore quite extensive, usually around 30 to 100 ha, but we also have the celtic settlement more. In contrast, a small fortified formations (hillfort) have smaller dimensions, usually not exceeding 5 ha. Significant oppidům belong to e.g. the French Bibracte, the German Manching or Czech Stradonice, Envy, etc. Archaeological excavations have found allocating to different areas such as manufacturing (artisan), the sacral or dwelling of nobility, and furthermore, certain urban breakdown.
Source:
Novotny, B. et al. 1986: Encyklopédia Archeológie. Bratislava..