Pratiques culturales et système agraire gallo-romain. L’exemple de la vallée de l’Hérault et du Biterrois (Hérault)

• DOI: 10.3406/ran.2013.1882
• Publication Date: 2018-03-06T19:18:20Z
• Authors: Cécile Jung; Hervé Pomarèdes; Michel Compan; Isabelle Figueiral; Sophie Martin; Olivier Ginouvez; Christophe Tardy
• Keywords: olive cultivation ; territory exploitation ; agrarian system ; rural establishments ; grapevine growing ; farming practices ; Summit of the Roman Empire ; wine production ; orchards ; cereal crops; 0303 health sciences; 03 medical and health sciences; [SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; [SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory; système agraire ; Haut Empire ; pratiques culturales ; viticulture ; cépages ; production vinaire ; cultures fruitières ; céréaliculture ; oléiculture ; mise en valeur des terroirs ; système domanial ; établissements ruraux; [SHS] Humanities and Social Sciences; 15. Life on land; [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences

The large data set assembled during recent years by preventive archaeology allows us to put forward this synthesis on cultural practices and farming, the Roman period, in territory under influence of Béziers Lodève. We concentrate first advances made recently local archaeology, rural establishments excavated, their winemaking equipments links with pottery workshops (amphorae dolia). This is followed details surviving remains vineyards orchards (plantation pits), combined information provided archaeobotanical which help recognize diversity natural habitats multiple facets agrarian economy. concludes emphasizing importance flourishing wine production between end 1st century B. C. beginning 3rd A. D. highlights situations exploitation mixed crops (annuals + fruit trees/ shrubs).