The Chevroches zodiacal cap and its Burgundy relations

Frédéric Devevey (1) , Christian Vernou (2) , Aurélie Rousseau (1)

1 Inrap - Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives
2 ARTeHiS - Archéologie, Terre, Histoire, Sociétés [Dijon]

The excavation of an unexplored secondary agglomeration in Chevroches (France), from 2001 to 2002 has led to the discovery of a bronze dome of a type unknown in the Ancient world. It is inscribed with three lines in Greek transcribing Egyptian and Roman months, and the twelve signs of the Zodiac. This paper presents the first observations and some other finds from similar objects in Burgundy.

Mots clés: Burgundy; mechanisms; Zodiac; astrology

Domaines: Archéologie et Préhistoire

Frédéric Devevey, Christian Vernou, Aurélie Rousseau. The Chevroches zodiacal cap and its Burgundy relations. The Chevroches zodiacal cap and its Burgundy relations, Jan 2009, France. p. 1-8. ⟨halshs-00701470⟩