It was reconstructed according to excavations carried out by Inrap in the Zac de la Croix de Fer in Glisy, near Amiens, where the plans of numerous farms and their procession of constructions, pits, ditches were revealed. and graves. A dozen buildings on poles are distributed in an orderly manner around the perimeter of the farm: granaries, henhouses, barns, animal shelters, etc.
In the center of the farm, a construction seems to correspond to the dwelling house; only the posts which supported the framework and those which marked the two opposite entrances to the building remain today.
The dimensions of this house, inhabited 2200 years ago, are 7.80 m by 6.60 m. The hipped roof peaks at 7.50 m. With its 50 m² floor space, this building of wood, earth and straw is among the largest in the region. The archaeologists chose a careful finish, with squared timber, painted flooring and walls.
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