Au fond du puits, mystérieuse découverte à Entrains-sur-Nohain
18 December 2013
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A mysterious discovery at the bottom of a well at Entrains-sur-Nohain

Inrap has just completed five months of archaeological excavation at Entrains-sur-Nohain in advance of a private development project, curated by the State (Drac Burgundy). The 1000 m2 explored yielded part of the Antique town of Intaranum. The archaeologists unexpectedly discovered the remains of a mass grave, providing evidence of a massacre of a civil population. 

La Préfecture de police et l'Inrap ouvrent une fenêtre sur l'histoire de Paris
03 June 2013
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The police headquarters and the Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives open a window into the history of Paris

The police headquarters (PH) and the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives (Inrap) invite you to travel back in time and to look through a window into the history of Paris on the occasion of an exceptional presentation of the 300 m² of preventive archaeological excavations realized in the center of the Ile de la Cité, at 2 rue Lutèce, within the walls of the police headquarters.This research, taking place in advance of the construction of a new public reception hall, is lead by four specialists of Parisian urban archaeology and one physical anthropologist.

Découverte d'un temple antique sous le couvent des Jacobins à Rennes
13 September 2012
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An Antique temple is discovered under the Jacobins convent in Rennes

Since December 2011, a team of Inrap archaeologists has been excavating the site of the Jacobins convent in Rennes. This work is curated by the State (Drac Burgundy). The site is located in the future location of the Rennes Métropole conference center and is one of the largest urban excavations ever realized in western France. 

Des légionnaires romains aux bâtisseurs de la cathédrale : la fouille de la place du Château à Strasbourg
30 August 2012
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From Roman legionnaires to cathedral builders: the excavation of the Place du Château in Strasbourg

In the heart of the historic center of Strasbourg, classified as a World Heritage Site, a team of Inrap archaeologists are currently excavating the Place du Château at the foot of the cathedral. This work is curated by the State (Drac Alsace).

Fouilles archéologiques au centre de Bondy : des vestiges de près de 2 000 ans
17 May 2011
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Excavations in the centre of Bondy : vestiges from almost two thousand years ago

For more than six years, several operations of preventive archaeology have been carried out in the centre of Bondy. The successive excavations have revealed, between the Church and the Hôtel de Ville, traces of ancient and medieval occupations, dating from the 3rd to the 11th centuries AD.

Aux origines de la Corse chrétienne, les églises oubliées de Propriano
15 December 2009
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At the origins of Christian Corsica - the forgotten churches of Propriano

During the construction of a housing project at Propriano (Southern Corsica) by the Limat Promotion property group, Inrap archaeologists have unearthed, by order of the State (DRAC Corsica), a classical construction, a collection of churches and an Antique necropolis.

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

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