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not 800 ... but up to 1'000 years of history
Origin of the property - older than recorded
Until recent, the year 1253 and 1291 always served as the years of reference for the origins of Château d'Allaman. Some Historians and Archeologists also quoted the 12th Century as the period of Allaman's first appearance.
During the recent restoration of the Castle however the discovery of well-preserved burned wooden beams (that rested in the courtyard some 2 metres below ground for the past hundreds of years) raised questions and the "Carbon 14 method" was applied to determine the age of the burned beams.
The results of the C14 Analyses confirms now a much older date of first construction, perhaps as early as 1110 A.D.
This established the time of the fire on the wood and now allows to newly calculate the time of erection of the first building(s) dating back as much as 1040 - 1110 AD (the later being the date of the fire on the oiginal castle or tower).
It is therefore prudent to conclude that Allaman's beginning can date back to the presence of the Allemanen tribe from the Black Forest that occupied the Lake Alemanique (Lac Leman / Lake of Geneva) from 935 - 1050.
Chateau Allaman can add another 1 - 2 centuries to present nearly 1000 years of exceptional history.
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| Chateau Allaman in 12/13 th Century |
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Extract from the Laboratory
as per February 2012 report
"Nous avons fait dater au carbone 14 la couche d'incendie qui était visible dans les tranchées dans la cour du château et qui correspondait apparemment à la démolition des structures maçonnées mises au jour dans ces mêmes tranchées.
La datation obtenue est comprise dans la fourchette chronologique 1040-1260, probablement autour de 1110 AD après examen complémentaire des cernes conservés dans le charbon.
Cela confirme nos hypothèses concernant l'antériorité de ces murs par rapport au château crénelé de 1291 et met également en évidence le grand intérêt archéologique et historique du sous-sol du château."
Anna Pedrucci
We have also reviewed the full report and this report dates the
