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The institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (national institute for preventive archaeological research) is dedicating its ninth scientific and cultural season to the Bronze Age. Long relegated to an obscure period of Protohistory, it has revealed its true face under the spotlight of preventive archaeology: that of metallurgy, which saw agricultural societies engage in commercial exchanges throughout Europe and access an early form of complex economy. Throughout 2025, Inrap and its partners are getting into the Bronze Age with a rich program of cultural and scientific events.