Des chevaux dans la guerre à Bar-sur-Aube
12 February 2014
Discoveries

Horses in the war at Bar-sur-Aube

At Bar-sur-Aube (Aube), in 2013, an Inrap team realized an archaeological excavation in advance of the construction of a new road and a housing development, under the curation of the State (Drac Champagne). 

Au fond du puits, mystérieuse découverte à Entrains-sur-Nohain
18 December 2013
Discoveries

A mysterious discovery at the bottom of a well at Entrains-sur-Nohain

Inrap has just completed five months of archaeological excavation at Entrains-sur-Nohain in advance of a private development project, curated by the State (Drac Burgundy). The 1000 m2 explored yielded part of the Antique town of Intaranum. The archaeologists unexpectedly discovered the remains of a mass grave, providing evidence of a massacre of a civil population. 

Un site archéologique d'exception à Obernai (Bas-Rhin) : plus de 6 000 ans d'occupation
24 October 2013
Discoveries

An exceptional archaeological site at Obernai: more than 6000 years of occupation

In advance of the construction of an industrial business park by the associated communes of Pays de Sainte Odile, Inrap has just finished a large excavation at Obernai, under the curation of the State (DRAC Alsace). 

La Préfecture de police et l'Inrap ouvrent une fenêtre sur l'histoire de Paris
03 June 2013
Discoveries

The police headquarters and the Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives open a window into the history of Paris

The police headquarters (PH) and the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives (Inrap) invite you to travel back in time and to look through a window into the history of Paris on the occasion of an exceptional presentation of the 300 m² of preventive archaeological excavations realized in the center of the Ile de la Cité, at 2 rue Lutèce, within the walls of the police headquarters.This research, taking place in advance of the construction of a new public reception hall, is lead by four specialists of Parisian urban archaeology and one physical anthropologist.

Des ex-voto dédiés à Apollon au fond de puits à Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise
14 September 2012
Discoveries

Ex-votos dedicated to Apollo at the bottom of a well in Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise

In the context of archaeological research conducted under the curation of the State (Drac Picardie), in advance of the construction of the canal Seine-Nord Europe, and under the contracting authority of  Voies navigables de France, an Inrap team recently discovered a Gallo-Roman sanctuary (fanum) in the districts of Nesle and Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise (Somme). 

Découverte d'un temple antique sous le couvent des Jacobins à Rennes
13 September 2012
Discoveries

An Antique temple is discovered under the Jacobins convent in Rennes

Since December 2011, a team of Inrap archaeologists has been excavating the site of the Jacobins convent in Rennes. This work is curated by the State (Drac Burgundy). The site is located in the future location of the Rennes Métropole conference center and is one of the largest urban excavations ever realized in western France. 

Des légionnaires romains aux bâtisseurs de la cathédrale : la fouille de la place du Château à Strasbourg
30 August 2012
Discoveries

From Roman legionnaires to cathedral builders: the excavation of the Place du Château in Strasbourg

In the heart of the historic center of Strasbourg, classified as a World Heritage Site, a team of Inrap archaeologists are currently excavating the Place du Château at the foot of the cathedral. This work is curated by the State (Drac Alsace).

Une épave romaine dans le port antique d'Antibes
24 July 2012
Discoveries

A Roman shipwreck in the Antique port of Antibes

A team of Inrap archaeologists is currently excavating part of the Antique port of Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes). 

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