Découverte d'une occupation néandertalienne en bord de Saône
06 August 2014
Discoveries

A Neandertal occupation is discovered on the bank of the Saône river

A team of Inrap archaeologists is excavating, under curation by the State (Drac Rhône-Alpes), a Middle Paleolithic site in Quincieux in conjunction with work on the A466. 

La sépulture aristocratique de Warcq : une exceptionnelle tombe à char gauloise (Ardennes)
15 July 2014
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The aristocratic grave at Warcq (Ardennes): an exceptional Gallic chariot grave

A combined team composed of archaeologists from the Ardennes departmental archaeology unit and from Inrap has just finished excavating the aristocratic Gallic grave at Warcq (Ardennes). Curated by the State (Drac Champagne-Ardenne), this site was part of the investigation of the route of the A304 motorway being constructed by the Dreal between Charleville-Mézières and Rocroi. 

Découverte d'un sanctuaire monumental antique et de sa statuaire à Pont-Sainte-Maxence
28 May 2014
Discoveries

The discovery of a Gallo-Roman monumental sanctuary and its statuary at Pont-Saint-Maxence

An exceptional Gallo-Roman sanctuary is currently being revealed at Pont-Saint-Maxence (Oise). This Inrap excavation has been authorised by the government (Drac Picardie) and is taking place prior to the construction of a shopping centre.  

Un moulin pour Guédelon : archéologie expérimentale
21 May 2014
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A mill for Guédelon: experimental archaeology

Over the last two years, Inrap archaeologists and the team from the medieval building site of Guédelon have been collaborating on an astonishing experimental archaeology project: the construction of a 12th century mill using the techniques of the period. It is based on the remains of two water mills discovered in 2008 in Thervay (Jura), one from the Carolingian period, the other dated to between the mid 11th and late 12th centuries. This discovery made a significant contribution to our knowledge of water-powered milling in the medieval period. 

Des chevaux dans la guerre à Bar-sur-Aube
12 February 2014
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Horses in the war at Bar-sur-Aube

At Bar-sur-Aube (Aube), in 2013, an Inrap team realized an archaeological excavation in advance of the construction of a new road and a housing development, under the curation of the State (Drac Champagne). 

Cercueil en plomb découvert au couvent des Jacobins, Rennes (Ille-et-Vilaine), 2015. Ce cercueil est de forme trapézoïdale avec un couvercle en bâtière orné d’une croix ancrée. La cuve a été accidentellement perforée à la tête par un engin mécanique avan
10 January 2017
Discoveries

In Rennes, a new vision of the history of death

From 2011 to 2013, an Inrap team, under curation by the State (Drac Bretagne), conducted an integral preventive excavation of the Jacobin convent, the site of the future Rennes Métropole conference center. 

Au fond du puits, mystérieuse découverte à Entrains-sur-Nohain
18 December 2013
Discoveries

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. 

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). 

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