Cerny culture



The Cerny culture (La Culture de Cerny, Cerny-Kultur) is a Neolithic culture in France that dates to the second half of the 5th millennium B.C. and that is particularly prevalent in the Paris Basin. It is characterized by monumental earth mounds, known as long barrows of the Passy type. The term is derived from the "Parc aux Bœufs" in Cerny in the department of Essonne who authorized the name.

Important sites

 * Parc aux Bœufs, Cerny, Essonne
 * L'Étoile Neolithic Camp, L'Étoile, Somme, particularly highlighted by Roger Agache in Aerial archaeology, 1971
 * Maran Neolithic Camp, Châtenay-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne
 * Haut-des-Nachères Neolithic Camp, Noyen-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne
 * Le Gours aux Lions, Marolles-sur-Seine, Seine-et-Marne
 * Réaudins Enclosure and Balloy Necropolis, Seine-et-Marne, at the confluence of the River Yonne and River Seine.
 * Barbuise-Courtavant Camp, Barbuise, Aube
 * La Sabliere Necropolis, Passy-Richebourg, Département Yonne.
 * Escolives-Sainte-Camille, Yonne
 * Les Sablons, Gron, Yonne.
 * Noue Fenard, Vignely, Seine-et-Marne
 * Porte aux Bergers, Vignely, Seine-et-Marne
 * Orville Necropolis, Orville, Loiret, (Cerny-Videlles)
 * Site des Roches, Videlles, Essonne (Cerny-Videlles)
 * Buno-Bonnevaux Necropolis, Buno-Bonnevaux, Essonne

Literature

 * Roger Joussaume: La culture de Cerny: Nouvelle economie, nouvelle societe au Neolithique : actes du colloque international de Nemours, 1994