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    Acropolis Roquepertuse is an ancient Celtic religious center. It is located near the city of Velaux, north of Marseille 16 miles west of Aix-en-Provence...
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    at Roquepertuse and Entremont, close to areas colonized by the Greeks. It is possible that similar groups in wood were widespread. Roquepertuse seems...
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    examples appearing in both the northeast and southeast of Gaul (notably at Roquepertuse, a major Iron Age cultic centre near Marseille, France) and across the...
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    Roquepertuse. The pillars of the portico, with cavities designed for receiving skulls. III-II B.C. Musée d'archéologie méditerranéenne in Marseille....
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    Seated warrior from Roquepertuse, Marseille History Museum...
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    Republic), and sanctuaries of some sort at the southern French oppida of Roquepertuse and Entremont. There are also a number of Celtiberian standing "warrior"...
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    which were niches where human skulls were kept, nailed into position. Roquepertuse nearby has similar carved heads and skull niches. Many lone carved heads...
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    (3rd century BCE) found at the Oppidum of Manching. Sculptures from Roquepertuse, a sanctuary in the south of France The silver Gundestrup cauldron (2nd...
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    Germany), the Mšecké Žehrovice Head (Bohemia), and the sculptures at Roquepertuse. Greek influence (kouroi) has been discussed. Numerous black figure vessels...
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    La Tène culture Settlement at Arles, c. 2nd century BC Statue from Roquepertuse, 3rd-2nd century BC Prehistoric and Iron Age France - all dates are BC...
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    paroissiale Tour-musée de Velaux Moulin Segneurial Le site archéologique de Roquepertuse Ciné-club (CCDV) The local football club in Velaux is called US Velaux...
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    hilltop fortress of Oppidum d'Entremont, as well as the sanctuary of Roquepertuse and the oppida of Saint-Blaise and Baou Roux. After the battle Sextus...
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    a theory that associated the cross with the Celtic double-heads from Roquepertuse, France. In 1940, Joseph Raftery supported this theory, counting the...
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  • the tête coupée ('severed head'), with important shrines located as Roquepertuse and Entremont. The cult persisted at Entremont until the sack of the...
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