🏛️ Burdigala-Corterate
Roman archaeological site near Bordeaux, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in southwestern France, approximately 5 km south of central Bordeaux
- Site of a Roman settlement dating to the 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Part of the broader archaeological landscape of ancient Burdigala (Roman Bordeaux)
- Accessible to researchers and scholars; limited public infrastructure
Burdigala-Corterate represents a peripheral settlement within the Roman territory of Burdigala, the ancient name for Bordeaux. The site preserves archaeological evidence of residential and commercial occupation during the early Imperial period. Excavation and survey work have documented pottery, structural remains, and artefacts consistent with a modest Roman community engaged in regional trade networks ...