Abstract
The Puech site, on the right bank of the Sorgues river, occupies a sloping ledge of the southern frontal causse of Saint-Affrique, in the south of the Aveyron. The fortuitous discovery of sandstone stelae led to a survey in August of 2017. This confirmed the presence of at least four Early Iron Age monoliths which, unfortunately, could not be placed in their original context. It is likely that they belonged to a small ritual site, echoing the sizeable stelae complex of Les Touriès, located fewer than 10 km from it. A partially unearthed stone structure found during the survey could potentially belong to a tumulus. A single cremation burial, deposited in a pit, was excavated in its immediate periphery. It was the tomb of a child aged between 10 and 14, which included numerous clothing and ornament pieces, dating back to the end of the fifth century B.C. These artifacts have led us to interpret this as a richly furnished female burial, a common practice in southern France.