Site occupancy XIIe-Xe siècle av. J.-C. (≈ 951 av. J.-C.)
Three periods of occupation identified
31 octobre 1997
MH classification
MH classification 31 octobre 1997 (≈ 1997)
Site protection order
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Coastal resort, off cadastral plots C1 1048, 10, 1366, placed Tougues and 1369, placed Vers les Vignes de Tougues (the classified perimeter is : in plan : the rectangle of 190 m. long and 80 m. of which the length mediator who makes an angle of 75o west passes through the point whose coordinates Lambert zone II are X = 901, 700 and Y = 2154, 300 (graphic measurements) measuring on either side of this point 20 m. West and 60 m. east; at altitude: the space between NGF 371 m altitudes. and 365 m., current ground ratings, shore side, and organic levels identified, wide side, 165 m. from shore): by order of October 31, 1997
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Origin and history
The port of Tougues is a major archaeological site located in Chens-sur-Léman, Haute-Savoie, on the shores of Lake Geneva. Dated from the age of the final bronze (between the 12th and the 10th century B.C.), it is the only known deposit of this type in Western Europe, offering an exceptional testimony of the pre- and protohistoric occupations of the lakeshores. The site reveals three distinct phases of human occupation, illustrating the lifestyles and activities of the communities of that time.
Ranked as historic monuments in 1997, the port of Tougues covers a delimited area including a coastal station and submerged organic remains. Its protected perimeter, defined by arrest, includes a rectangle of 190 metres long and 80 metres wide, between altitudes 371 m and 365 m. This ranking underlines its importance for understanding lake exchanges and human settlements during protohistory.
The excavations and studies carried out at the site highlighted conserved organic levels, providing valuable insights into the construction techniques, tools and resources used by the populations of the Bronze Age. Although the sources do not mention specific characters or events related to the site, its uniqueness makes it an essential milestone for European archaeology. The approximate location, near the route du Lac, allows us to envisage its integration into a lakescape then densely occupied.
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