Archéologie et histoire d'Huguenin Jacquin, Bourguignon du XIV<sup>e</sup> siècle
10 October 2011
Discoveries

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). 

Wissous et les élites parisii de la fin de l'indépendance gauloise
16 September 2011
Discoveries

Wissous and the parisii elite at the end of the Gaulish independence

An Inrap team is at present excavating, curated by the State (Drac - Regional Archaeological Service,  Île de France), an important Gaulish site situated on the territory of the Paris Orly airport. This four-hectare site shows traces of occupation from the late Bronze Age (circa 800 BC) but is particularly interesting in revealing an important farm holding dating from the second century BC. 

L'Inrap dégage la tour Denis, au pied des remparts du Mont-Saint-Michel
24 August 2011
Discoveries

Inrap uncovers the Tower of Denis at the foot of the ramparts of Mont-Saint-Michel

A team of archaeologists from the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives has just finished an excavation at the foot of the ramparts of Mont-Saint-Michel. 

Offrandes et malédictions dans un édifice cultuel sur le site des Jacobins au Mans
23 June 2011
Discoveries

Offerings and curses in a religious edifice at the site of Les Jacobins in Le Mans

An Inrap team is currently conducting an excavation, under the curation of the State (DRAC Pays-de-la-Loire), of the future location of the Les Jacobins Cultural Center, a project directed by the city of Le Mans. The excavation will proceed in several phases in parallel with the construction work. 

Archéologie en Val-d'Oise : ces menhirs néolithiques que l'on abat
19 May 2011
Discoveries

Knocking down menhirs

In advance of the construction of a housing project by Nexity Foncier Conseil, in Champagne-sur-Oise (Val-d’Oise), a team of Inrap archaeologists is excavating a one hectare surface, under the curation of the State (Drac Île-de-France).

Fouilles archéologiques au centre de Bondy : des vestiges de près de 2 000 ans
17 May 2011
Discoveries

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 Français et l'archéologie : un sondage d'Ipsos sur l'image de l'archéologie
07 May 2011
Discoveries

The French vision of archaeology: a survey by Ipsos

For the 2011 Archaeology Days, Inrap commissioned the Ipsos Institute to conduct a survey on the perception of the field by the general public. 

Archéologie de la France moderne et contemporaine
22 March 2011
Discoveries

Archaeology of modern and contemporary France

Collection "Archéologies de la France"

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