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03 December 2010
Discoveries
The archaeological excavation of the suburb of Arroux, north of Autun, curated by the State (DRAC Bourgogne) in the context of a social housing project, has revealed an Antique quarter composed of craft workshops and fine residences.
25 November 2010
Events
International conference organized by the French national institute for preventive archaeological research and the Quai Branly Museum
January18th and19th 2011
06 November 2010
Discoveries
Vincent Mourre, préhistorien à l'Inrap publie avec Paola Villa et Christopher S. Henshilwood, une découverte capitale sur le site de Blombos (Afrique du Sud) dans la revue Science.
21 October 2010
Discoveries
A team of archaeologists from Inrap is at present excavating, curated by the State (Drac, Regional Archaeological Service, Champagne-Ardenne), part of the mediaeval history of Troyes.
17 September 2010
Discoveries
A team of a archaeologists from Inrap (The National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research) is at present excavating, curated by the State (Regional Archaeological Service - DRAC - Haute-Normandie), a prehistoric and paleontological site over 200,000 years old at Tourville-la-Rivière, Seine Maritime.
20 August 2010
Discoveries
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.
22 July 2010
Discoveries
A team of archaeologists from Inrap has recently brought to light a vast religious complex dating from the Gallo-Roman epoch, more precisely from the three first centuries AD.
29 June 2010
Discoveries
An archaeological excavation carried out by order of the State (DRAC Bourgogne) to the north of Autun, in the context of a social housing project, has revealed to Inrap archaeologists an ancient habitation site. The earliest remains date from the start of the 1st century AD, when the town was founded. Autun was constructed by order of the first Roman Emperor, Augustus, (27 BC - 14 AD) and was named after him: Augustodunum.