PC15 terrace (Bibracte oppidum, Mont Beuvray, Burgundy, France), 2017; 2025

Antoine Maillier, Bibracte · 2025

This composite image compares two states of the PC15 terrace at the archaeological site of Bibracte (Mont Beuvray, Burgundy, France): the surface after excavation, where numerous postholes are visible, and its current state after the archaeological remains have been backfilled. The public building that once occupied this area in the 1st century BCE was constructed in wood. Its remains, reduced to negative features in the ground, could not be preserved in the open air. Backfilling was therefore necessary to ensure their long-term conservation. This comparison highlights the gap between the archaeological remains visible during excavation and the present-day landscape, and underscores the role of interpretation in reconstructing vanished structures.