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oppidum: a standalone construct

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Archaeology

a large fortified Late Iron Age settlement in temperate Europe, seen as the first towns north of the Alps.

In archaeology, oppidum refers to a large fortified Late Iron Age settlement in temperate Europe, seen as the first towns north of the Alps. This meaning comes from Collis (1984) in Oppida. Here oppidum is this specific meaning.[1]

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References

  1. Collis, J. (1984). Oppida: Earliest towns north of the Alps. Department of Prehistory and Archaeology, University of Sheffield. ISBN 9780906090190

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