Espaces de circulation, espaces de cheminement Quelques ?pistes? de réflexion pour le Sud de la Corse entre Bronze final et premier age du Fer

摘要

This paper aims at introducing some original and preliminary considerations on zones at least partially dedicated, in varying proportions, to the circulation of individuals in the chrono-cultural frame of the Late Bronze Age (' Apazzu-Castidetta-Cucuruzzu' cultural group) and the early Iron Age ('Nuciaresa'cultural group) in Southern Corsica, an area characterized by a clear cultural territorialization phenomenon which can be observed throughout the period considered. These thoughts are presented here in their preliminary state and concern different fieldworks, including excavations (Cuciurpula,Puzzonu and Nuciaresa settlements), surveys and systematic architectural layouts. The first approach concerns the revelation of 'corridors' within the internal space of the long double-nave dwellings that have been excavated in the past few years in the micro-region of Alta Rocca (the granitic and mountainous area of the southern part of the island, constituted by the high valleys of the Fiumicicoli and Rizzanese rivers), notably in the settlement of Cuciurpula, in the northern part of the region. We shall especially present the information collected during the excavations of dwellings 6, 1 and 3 of this important village, which provides an exhaustive view of a complete chronology between the 12th and 6th centuries BC,and thus allows the spatial and functional evolution of the typical Southern Corsican protohistoric houses to be considered in a diachronic manner. More particularly, we will develop the ceramic vessel distribution analysis in order to interpret particular concentrations and/or absences, according to the different contexts (chronology and typology of the house, spatial position and comparison with other vestiges: fauna, vegetal macro-remains, lithic industries, etc.), defining circulation, sleeping, cooking or stocking areas. We shall then examine the means of access related to the daily use of these domestic spaces through analysis of the vestiges of the pathways linking them together, which have recently been the topic of an independent study. This consisted in the compilation of a catalogue and the excavation of these specific constructions, whose aspect clearly indicates their function, linked to the circulation of individuals, naturally difficult at Cuciurpula because of the inclination grade and rock clusters. These structures include ramps, stairs, passageways and even footbridges, etc., which link the forty dwellings of the settlement.