Historical place profile

Nasium

A large ancient settlement located in the vicinity of modern Naix-aux-Forges and Saint-Armand-sur-Ornain in France. Excavations began in the 19th century and continued in the 20th.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:109190
Catalogue ID
pleiades:109190
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
48.632495, 5.386604
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A large ancient settlement located in the vicinity of modern Naix-aux-Forges and Saint-Armand-sur-Ornain in France. Excavations began in the 19th century and continued in the 20th.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 11 F4 Nasium

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