Paris retrouve sa première enceinte médiévale
09 April 2009
Discoveries

Paris rediscovers its first medieval fortifications

An excavation on the rue de Rivoli is currently uncovering the first Medieval city fortifications of Paris. Curated by the State (Drac Île-de-France), this excavation by an Inrap team has found a deep ditch on land isolated among a group of buildings.

Nécropoles mérovingienne et carolingienne à Noisy-le-Grand : 500 ans de pratiques funéraires
09 March 2009
Discoveries

Merovingian and Carolingian cemeteries in Noisy-le-Grand: 500 years of funeral practices

A team of archaeo-anthropologists from the Conseil Général of Seine-Saint-Denis and Inrap, is at present excavating a funerary ensemble dating from the Early Middle Ages in Noisy-le-Grand.

Découverte de mosaïques paléochrétiennes au pied de la Major, à Marseille
24 October 2008
Discoveries

The discovery of Early Christian mosaics at the foot of the Marseille Cathedral

In advance of a landscaping project realized by Euroméditerranée on the esplanade of the Marseille Cathedral (also known as "The Major"), a preventive excavation is being conducted by an Inrap team until the end of November 2008.

Catacombes de Rome : des milliers d'individus victimes d'une épidémie ?
21 October 2008
Discoveries

The catacombs of Rome: thousands of victims of an epidemic ?

The catacomb of saints Marcellinus and Peter in Rome has been undergoing systematic excavation since 2005. The research involves the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology (Holy See), the CNRS, the Ecole française of Rome, the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme of Aquitaine (MSHA), who are all collaborating on this project.

Le château du Bois Chaland, logis seigneurial à Lisses (Essonne)
04 June 2008
Discoveries

The château du Bois Chaland, a seigniorial dwelling in Lisses (Essonne)

A few kilometres from Paris, a team from the Inrap is at present excavating, curated by the Regional Archaeological Service (Drac Île de France), the remains of a seigniorial dwelling of the Late Middle Ages at Lisses (Essonne).Now known as "La Ferme du Bois Chaland", its archaeological history nonetheless dates back to the 13th century. 

Les origines de Guérande : réponses archéologiques à des interrogations centenaires
06 May 2006
Discoveries

The origins of Guerande: archaeological replies to old questions

A team from the Institut National de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap) is at present working in the historic centre of Guerande, an opportunity provided by work on the squares as well as the parvis of the Collegiate Church of Saint-Aubin. 

Vanves révèle son passé antique et médiéval
20 December 2005
Discoveries

Vanves reveals its Roman and mediaeval past

A team from the Institut national de recherches archéologiques preventives (Inrap) has found important Gallo-Roman and Mediaeval remains in the town of Vanves. A preventive excavation, curated by the State, is being carried out prior to the construction of a residential building. 
 

Le château médiéval des comtes de Toulouse
22 September 2005
Discoveries

Exceptional archaeological discovery in Toulouse

The mediaeval castle of the Counts of Toulouse found beneath the Palais de Justice

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