Chronicle of a village in the metal ages (1000 - 450 BC)

Discovered and excavated in 2020 as part of a preventive archaeology project, the Ardon - Châble site has yielded the remains of a series of occupations dating from the Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages. As these periods are still little studied in Valais, this new site represents an important contribution to our knowledge of them. Among the remains, those from the Late Iron Age are particularly well represented. They enable us to address a wide range of themes, such as artisanal activities (including metallurgy), animal husbandry and hunting, the management of natural hazards, certain ritual practices, and transalpine contacts. Ardon's participation in the latter testifies to the importance of the Valais as an intermediary between northern and southern Alpine cultures, at a time when trade between the Mediterranean and north-western Europe was booming.

Lecture followed by an aperitif offered by the commune


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