L’âge du Fer, qui correspond à la seconde partie de la Protohistoire, s’étend de 800 avant notre ère à la fin du Ier siècle de notre ère.
Durant toute cette époque, les territoires correspondant à la France actuelle sont progressivement fréquentés par des populations qui possèdent l’écriture (les Grecs, les Romains). En revanche, les peuples locaux (Celtes, Gaulois, Ligures, Ibères…) écrivent peu, ou pas du tout. C’est donc l’archéologie qui fournit, en plus des quelques textes grecs ou latins, l’essentiel de nos connaissances sur ces groupes humains.

Ouvrages
20/02/2023
Rural habitat of the first Iron Age: Palisade enclosures from the Atlantic to the Moselle

This volume documents the key period between two moments in our history: the Bronze Age and the Second Iron Age.  Paradoxically, this period, the...

Ouvrages
02/09/2020
The sanctuary of Chapeau (Neuville-sur-Sarthe): Evolution of a cultural complex in the Cenomani territory from the 2nd century BC to the 3rd century AD

The Gallic and ancient sanctuary of Le Chapeau is located on the northern outskirts of Le Mans, the ancient capital of the Aulerci Cenomani:...

Ouvrages
09/07/2019
Producing and working with iron: The workshops of the eastern Parisian Basin from the 5th century BC to the 10th century AD

Combining archaeological studies and archaeometric analyses, this synthesis presents the importance of the iron economy in the eastern part of the...

Ouvrages
14/06/2018
Animal resources and meat-based diet in the Iron Age: The case of north-western France (Brittany and Lower Normandy)

The study of animal resources and the place of a meat-based diet in protohistoric cultures has largely been developed from the northern France...

Ouvrages
16/12/2017
Habitat and land use in the Bronze Age and early Iron Age

The Bronze Age cultures have long been arduous for archaeologists to determine because of their diverse manifestations and tenuous remnants. It...

Reportages d'actualité
07/02/2017
Moulay : A Gallic dwelling

Visit of the site with Elven the Goff, archaeologist in charge of operation, Inrap

Films d'exposition
07/02/2017
Archeology in 12 Minutes

In an original narrative mode, illustrated with numerous archive images, Christian Rist and Jean-Paul Fargier tell us the history of archeology,...

Reportages d'actualité
07/02/2017
The Gallic rampart
Films d'animation
07/02/2017
The Gauls
Synthèse
Programmation et diffusion scientifiques - 20/01/2017
National investigation: The organization and evolution of rural spaces during the Second Iron Age

A combined database to renew our knowledge of the agricultural establishments of the Second Iron Age (La Tène culture):...

Revues
31/07/2015
Archéopages 42 - Build in raw clay

What is the status of this building material compared to others? Is its use linked to specific functions of construction? To the social status of...

Les découvertes
16/06/2015
The prince with the golden torque of Lavau

Unearthed by a team of Inrap archaeologists, the princely tomb of Lavau, dated to the early 5th century BC, contains exceptional grave...

Conférences
24/10/2014
The roots of war

The archaeology of violence: wartime violence, mass violence 
by Jean Guilaine, member of Institute

Conférences
19/10/2014
War and death at Himera. The tombs of greek soldiers killed in the battles of 480 and 409 BC

The archaeology of violence: wartime violence, mass violence 
by Stefano Vassalo, Superintendent for archaeology of the region...

Conférences
17/10/2014
Wartime violence, mass violence: questions of method

The archaeology of violence: wartime violence, mass violence 

Chair : Anne Lehoërff, university of Lille

Conférences
11/10/2014
From weapons to war: methods and principles of recognition of “war state“ among the Celts

The archaeology of violence: wartime violence, mass violence 
by Gérard Bataille, Inrap

Conférences
20/09/2014
Conclusion (1) The archaeology of violence

The archaeology of violence: wartime violence, mass violence
by Jean Guilaine, member of the Institute, honorary professor at the...

Conférences
19/09/2014
Conclusion (2) The archaeology of violence: wartime violence, mass violence

The archaeology of violence: wartime violence, mass violence   
by Jacques Sémelin, CERI-Sciences Po, (CNRS)

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