🏛️ Avaricum-Argentomagus
Gallo-Roman archaeological site in central France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre department, France
- Period: Late Iron Age through Roman occupation (1st century BCE–3rd century CE)
- Status: Open-air archaeological site with museum facility
- Significance: Major Gallo-Roman settlement and trading centre
Avaricum-Argentomagus stands as one of France's most substantial Gallo-Roman archaeological complexes, situated in the Indre region of central France. The site preserves remains of an important late Celtic oppidum and subsequent Roman settlement that developed along trade routes of the interior. Excavations spanning decades have yielded extensive evidence of domestic, commercial, and religious occupation across multiple periods ...