Des chasseurs-collecteurs de la fin du Paléolithique sous la ville d’Angoulême
15 November 2018
Discoveries

Hunter-gatherers at the end of the Paleolithic in the city of Angoulême

This excavation, conducted since the month of April by team of Inrap archaeologists, has revealed three prehistoric occupations dated from the Final Paleolithic to the Mesolithic, as well as a rare sedimentary sequence.

Vignette Un oiseau
14 March 2016
Discoveries

A bird among the earliest art

Iluminada Ortega and Laurence Bourguignon of Inrap, along with their Spanish colleagues, have announced in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports, the discovery of an Aurignacian art object, 35,000 – 31,000 years old. This object, depicting a bird, contributes to our knowledge of the origins of figurative art. 

Fouille d'un campement préhistorique solutréen à Boulazac
24 May 2012
Discoveries

Excavation of a prehistoric Solutrean campsite in Boulazac

Since November 2011, a team of Inrap archaeologists has been excavating a large Solutrean site in Boulazac (Dordogne), near Périgueux. This work, which is curated by the State (Drac, Aquitaine), is taking place in advance of the construction of a waste management and recovery center by the Sita society, a subsidiary of Suez Environment.