Tardenois
Sign in to savethumb|Villages probably pertaining to the county of Tardenois in Carolingian times The Tardenois () is today a natural region (région naturelle) of France. It is known among archeologists for the epipaleolithic culture known as Tardenoisian after its characteristic arrowheads, originally found at Coincy in the Tardenois in 1885. The etymology of "Tardenois" is not known.
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- natural region of France
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- France
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- Picardy
- Body of water
- Vesle
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- Municipalities named after the Tardenois
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thumb|Villages probably pertaining to the county of Tardenois in Carolingian times The Tardenois () is today a natural region (région naturelle) of France. It is known among archeologists for the epipaleolithic culture known as Tardenoisian after its characteristic arrowheads, originally found at Coincy in the Tardenois in 1885. The etymology of "Tardenois" is not known.
Originally, the Tardenois was a pagus (subdivision) of the civitas (state) of the Suessiones. After the Gallic Wars (58–50 BC), the Suessiones were subjected to the Remi, who were loyal allies of the Roman Empire.
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