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

Archéologie et histoire d'Huguenin Jacquin, Bourguignon du XIV<sup>e</sup> siècle
10 October 2011
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The archaeology and history of Huguenin Jacquin, a 14th century Burgundian

The district of Saint-Martin-du-Mont is located thirty kilometers to the north-east of Dijon. Before the construction of two private residences in the hamlet of Cestres, at "La vie aux Maires”, an INRAP team is currently excavating a medieval residence of the second half of the 14th century, which was rapidly abandoned at the beginning of the 15th century. This work is curated by the State (DRAC Burgundy). 

Fouilles archéologiques au centre de Bondy : des vestiges de près de 2 000 ans
17 May 2011
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Excavations in the centre of Bondy : vestiges from almost two thousand years ago

For more than six years, several operations of preventive archaeology have been carried out in the centre of Bondy. The successive excavations have revealed, between the Church and the Hôtel de Ville, traces of ancient and medieval occupations, dating from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD.

Les tanneurs médiévaux de Troyes
21 October 2010
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Medieval Tanners of Troyes

A team of archaeologists from Inrap is at present excavating, curated by the State (Drac, Regional Archaeological Service, Champagne-Ardenne), part of the mediaeval history of Troyes.

Aux origines de la Corse chrétienne, les églises oubliées de Propriano
15 December 2009
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At the origins of Christian Corsica - the forgotten churches of Propriano

During the construction of a housing project at Propriano (Southern Corsica) by the Limat Promotion property group, Inrap archaeologists have unearthed, by order of the State (DRAC Corsica), a classical construction, a collection of churches and an Antique necropolis.

Paris retrouve sa première enceinte médiévale
09 April 2009
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Paris rediscovers its first medieval fortifications

An excavation on the rue de Rivoli is currently uncovering the first Medieval city fortifications of Paris. Curated by the State (Drac Île-de-France), this excavation by an Inrap team has found a deep ditch on land isolated among a group of buildings.

Nécropoles mérovingienne et carolingienne à Noisy-le-Grand : 500 ans de pratiques funéraires
09 March 2009
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Merovingian and Carolingian cemeteries in Noisy-le-Grand: 500 years of funeral practices

A team of archaeo-anthropologists from the Conseil Général of Seine-Saint-Denis and Inrap, is at present excavating a funerary ensemble dating from the Early Middle Ages in Noisy-le-Grand.

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