The archaeological site of Bibracte is an Iron Age site located on Mont Beuvray in France near Autun. Evidence at Bibracte has identified two main occupations: a Celtic period hillfort followed by a Roman period oppida (or fortified town), when it was the capital of the Aedui in 58-51 BC.
Bibracte was first excavated in the first decades of the twentieth century by Jacques-Gabriel Bulliot and Joseph Déchelette; more recent excavations are being conducted by an international team of researchers.
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This glossary entry is a part of the About.com guide to the European Iron Age, and the Dictionary of Archaeology.
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