TY  - Type of reference 
TI  - Identifying livestock buildings in the village area during the Late Neolithic from Southern France: the examples of La Capoulière (Mauguio, Hérault) and Ponteau (Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône) and regional comparisons 
AU  - Blaise E.
 
AU  - Peinetti A.
 
AU  - Margarit X.
 
AU  - Jallot L.
 
AU  - Battentier J.
 
AU  - Cannevière M.
 
AU  - Wattez J. 
AB  - A large number of interdisciplinary studies (archaeology, geoarchaeology and bioarchaeology) have focused on the study of the sedimentary record of Neolithic and protohistoric sheepfold caves in the South of France, contributing to characterizing zootechnical practices relating to herd management. The presence of specialized sheepfold cave-type sites, exclusively intended for penning, seems to characterize the Chasséen of the Mediterranean hinterland and the Rhone Valley. On the other hand, if sheepfold caves were still used in the Late Neolithic, they were no longer used exclusively for penning. Archaeozoological studies carried out in Provence and Languedoc also highlight the functional diversity of open-air habitat sites within the pastoral area, both for permanent and seasonal use. On the sites of La Capoulière and Ponteau, geoarchaeological studies have made it possible to characterize the sedimentary record of the penning areas and to identify 1) areas dedicated solely to the breeding of domestic caprines (sheep/goats) within the village area of La Capoulière, and 2) mixed areas combining stabling areas for domestic animals and human habitation areas on the Ponteau site. This research makes it possible to specify the role of open-air settlement within the pastoral area in Languedoc and Provence at the end of the Neolithic, and to better qualify herd management strategies and the use of livestock buildings. 
DO  - 10.21494/ISTE.OP.2025.1351 
JF  - Archaeology, Society and Environment 
KW  - livestock pens, Late Neolithic, Southern France, open-air sites, geoarchaeology, archaeozoology, anthracology, Parcage, Néolithique final, Sud de la France, sites de plein air, géoarchéologie, archéozoologie, anthracologie,  
L1  - https://www.openscience.fr/IMG/pdf/iste_ase26v6n1_6.pdf 
LA  - en 
PB  - ISTE OpenScience 
DA  - 2025/11/7 
SN  - 2752-4507 
TT  - Identifier les bâtiments d’élevage dans l’espace villageois au Néolithique final dans le Sud de la France : les exemples de La Capoulière (Mauguio, Hérault) et de Ponteau (Martigues, Bouches-du-Rhône) et comparaisons régionales 
UR  - https://www.openscience.fr/Identifying-livestock-buildings-in-the-village-area-during-the-Late-Neolithic 
IS  - Issue 1 
VL  - 6 
ER  -