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). 

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

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.

Le Paris des chasseurs-cueilleurs
25 June 2008
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Hunter-gatherers in Paris

A team of prehistorians from the Inrap has discovered traces of some of the last prehistoric hunter-gatherers, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris.The 5,000 m2 excavation, curated by the Regional Archaeology Service (Drac Île-de-France), is located on Henry-Farman Street on the site of a future waste separation centre.