Un site archéologique d'exception à Obernai (Bas-Rhin) : plus de 6 000 ans d'occupation
24 October 2013
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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). 

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

Les riches heures du village protohistorique de la Cougourlude à Lattes
20 August 2010
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The rich hours of the Protohistoric village of La Cougourlude at Lattes

In advance of construction work to protect the lower Lez Valley from flooding, a team of Inrap archaeologists is conducting an excavation, curated by the State (Drac Languedoc-Roussillon), of more than two hectares of the eastern part of a large Iron Age village.

Les diagnostics archéologiques du canal Seine-Nord Europe : des premiers résultats remarquables
24 September 2009
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Archaeological evaluations of the Seine-North Europe waterway: some noteworthy early results

Before the construction of the Seine-North of Europe waterway under the technical direction of the Voies navigables de France, and curated by the State (Drac), the French National Institute of Archaeological Research (Inrap) is carrying out a programme of archaeological evaluations, the most extensive at present in Europe.

Une vigne gallo-romaine à Gevrey-Chambertin
05 March 2009
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A Gallo-Roman vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin

Gevrey-Chambertin, located 12 km from Dijon, is world famous for its Burgundy wine. Viticulture has been practiced there since the Gallo-Roman period.

Une vaste fenêtre sur Nîmes antique
08 February 2007
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A open window on Antique Nîmes

A team from the Inrap is at present excavating a site in the avenue Jean-Jaurès, prior to the construction of an underground car-park by the town of Nîmes.

Avant l'autoroute A19, des corps offerts aux dieux
24 August 2006
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The A19 motorway. Bodies offered to the Gods.

At the point where the Beauce and Gâtinais regions meet, a team of 60 Inrap archaeologists is currently excavating the site of the future A19 motorway between Artenay and Courtenay (Loiret). Curated by the Ministry of Culture (Drac région Centre), this research is financed by Arcour, the future motorway operator. Of the 1,300 hectares of land concerned, over 90% has already been explored. Among the one hundred or so sites identified, that of Neuville-aux-Bois has yielded numerous structures. Enclosures, ditches, insubstantial buildings and granaries have been excavated. 

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