Le prince au torque d'or de Lavau
16 June 2015
Discoveries

The prince with the golden torque of Lavau

Unearthed by a team of Inrap archaeologists, the princely tomb of Lavau, dated to the early 5th century BC, contains exceptional grave goods: a Mediterranean bronze cauldron with lion heads and the head of Achelous (river-deity), an Attican oenochoe with black figures, a ciste, bronze basins, etc. 

De la fin de l'indépendance à la romanisation : les fouilles du Mont Castel à Port-en-Bessin
19 September 2014
Discoveries

From the end of independence to Romanization: excavations at Mont Castel in Port-en-Bessin

A team of archaeologists from Inrap, the CNRS, and the universities of Rennes 2 and Burgundy are currently conducting a research excavation of the Gallic oppidum of Mont Castel in Port-en-Bessin.

La sépulture aristocratique de Warcq : une exceptionnelle tombe à char gauloise (Ardennes)
15 July 2014
Discoveries

The aristocratic grave at Warcq (Ardennes): an exceptional Gallic chariot grave

A combined team composed of archaeologists from the Ardennes departmental archaeology unit and from Inrap has just finished excavating the aristocratic Gallic grave at Warcq (Ardennes). Curated by the State (Drac Champagne-Ardenne), this site was part of the investigation of the route of the A304 motorway being constructed by the Dreal between Charleville-Mézières and Rocroi. 

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). 

Les guerriers gaulois sont dans la plaine de Troyes
12 April 2013
Discoveries

Gallic warriors on the plain of Troyes

An Inrap team has just uncovered a Gallic necropolis from the 4th and 3rd centuries BC on the site of the Parc Logistique de l’Aube, at Buchères. 

L'enquête nationale sur l'âge du Bronze : une première dans le domaine de la recherche archéologique en France
09 January 2012
Discoveries

National survey of the Bronze Age: a first in the field of archaeological research in France

In Bayeux, on November 29 and 39, 2011, Inrap organized a round-table on "Settlement and land occupation during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age in France” to present the first results of a national survey devoted to this topic.

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. 

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. 

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