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We often tackle the protohistoric territorial issue using a regressive analysis approach. This type of analysis is based on the basic assumption that "the memory of societies ensures the transmission of the inherited data, making it possible to return as far back as the first settlements" (Leveau 2002:9). Nevertheless, this principle could partially be called into question since it tends to enhance the status of settlements still seen nowadays as villages or towns. On the contrary, deserted agglomerations seem much less significant. In this case, the reasoning is highly influenced by the visible cultural heritage. Thus, if the situation of the pre-Roman peoples described by the authors of the Greek or Latin language during and after the Roman conquest can somehow enlighten us; it is also completely legitimate to think that it can deform reality or erase some aspects of preRoman territorial dynamics. For this reason, we must also apply a constructive and systematic approach to these territories by seeking their centres by way of archaeological witnesses in order to shed new light on the processes of territorial evolution. By combining several data, we can show how the protohistoric territorial pattern has contributed to our own territorial heritage. After a presentation of context, spatial models and methodology, we developed an applied example from the Nîmes region in France. Through it, this paper will focus on specific aspects of the results to emphasize how a methodological approach can impact our global perception of the protohistoric territorial system.

Questions of Protohistorical Territorial Heritage through the Settlement Systems during the Iron Age: a Case Study of the Eastern Languedoc (France)