Only image of Gallo-Roman god found in Burgundy sanctuary

"The only known pictorial depiction of the Gallic god Sucellus has been discovered in a Gallo-Roman sanctuary near Tournus, Burgundy. The sanctuary was in continuous use from the late Iron Age until the 4th century. The Mancey site is located on a high point overlooking the area."

"Geophysical surveys in 2020 found six large stone mounds that were part of a religious complex rather than a necropolis or a settlement. After test excavations in 2023 proved fruitful, a three-year program of excavations focused on the two largest mounds, dubbed M3 and M5, followed. Approximately 20,000 artifacts have been documented since 2023."

"The smaller of the two mounds, M3, is a rectangular building with a vestibule opening into a sacred hall. It was occupied in four phases spanning from 287-289 A.D. through after 367 A.D., with the final phase involving dismantling of the sacred hall and closing rituals."

The Mancey site near Tournus, Burgundy contains the only known pictorial representation of the Gallic god Sucellus. Geophysical surveys in 2020 identified six large stone mounds forming a religious complex rather than a settlement or necropolis. Excavations beginning in 2023 have documented approximately 20,000 artifacts. The smaller mound, M3, is a rectangular building with a vestibule and sacred hall occupied across four distinct phases from 287 A.D. to after 367 A.D. The sanctuary remained in continuous use from the late Iron Age through the 4th century, with the final phase involving dismantling and closing rituals.

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