50 000 ans plus tôt qu'en Europe, Homo sapiens maîtrisait la retouche par pression à Blombos, à l'extrême sud de l'Afrique
06 November 2010
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50,000 years earlier than in Europe, Homo sapiens used the pressure retouch technique at Blombos, in the southernmost part of Africa

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.

Quand Néandertal faisait halte à Tourville-la-Rivière
17 September 2010
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When Neanderthal man stopped at Tourville-la-Rivière

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.

Les tanneurs médiévaux de Troyes
21 October 2010
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Medieval Tanners of Troyes

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.

Les riches heures du village protohistorique de la Cougourlude à Lattes
20 August 2010
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The rich hours of the Protohistoric village of La Cougourlude at Lattes

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.

Découverte d'un vaste ensemble cultuel gallo-romain à Neuville-sur-Sarthe
22 July 2010
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Discovery of a vast Gallo-Roman religious complex at Neuville-sur-Sarthe

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.

Pistillus, célèbre potier antique retrouvé à Autun
29 June 2010
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The famous Antique potter Pistillus rediscovered at Autun

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.

Le Mans : archéologie de la virée de Galerne
17 June 2010
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Le Mans: archaeology of the Virée de Galerne

An Inrap team is currently excavating, by order of the State (DRAC Pays-de-la-Loire), the site of the future Jacobins Cultural Centre project initiated by the town of Le Mans.

Fouille archéologique du Déjeuner sous l'herbe de Daniel Spoerri à Jouy-en-Josas
20 May 2010
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Excavation of Daniel Spoerri’s Déjeuner sous l’herbe at Jouy-en-Josas

On April 23, 1983, 120 personalities of the Contemporary Art World took part in a banquet orchestrated by the artist Daniel Spoerri in the park of the domain of Montcel, at Jouy-en-Josas (Yvelines), where, a year later, the Cartier Foundation was to be installed. 

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