Regroupement de noms de soldats australiens de la Grande Guerre retrouvées dans la grotte souterraine de Naours (Somme), 2016. On note en bas à droite du cliché l’inscription laissée par Allan Allsop le 2 janvier 1917. C’est grâce au journal de marche de
21 April 2016
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The underground dwellings of Naours, a popular tourist site during the First World War

The discovery of an surprising concentration of graffiti and inscriptions made by soldiers during the First World War reoriented the investigation to a formerly unknown activity at this site: touristic visits to the underground dwellings during the First World War. 

Fouille du « Moulin rouge» à Thélus, haut lieu de fraternisation franco-allemande en 1915
17 December 2015
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Excavation of the “Moulin Rouge” in Thélus, a favored venue for French and German fraternization in 1915

The film “Joyeux Noël” by Christian Carion recounted the truces between soldiers during the First World War, episodes of “fraternization” forgotten in history.

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

Des ex-voto dédiés à Apollon au fond de puits à Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise
14 September 2012
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Ex-votos dedicated to Apollo at the bottom of a well in Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise

In the context of archaeological research conducted under the curation of the State (Drac Picardie), in advance of the construction of the canal Seine-Nord Europe, and under the contracting authority of  Voies navigables de France, an Inrap team recently discovered a Gallo-Roman sanctuary (fanum) in the districts of Nesle and Mesnil-Saint-Nicaise (Somme). 

La dame de Villers-Carbonnel
12 December 2011
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The lady of Villers-Carbonnel

On the future site of the Seine-North Europe canal, a team of INRAP archaeologists have excavated the Neolithic sites of Villers-Carbonnel, under the curation of the State (Drac Picardie). This excavation, covering a surface of 4.35 hectares, has revealed an exceptional terra cotta statuette 21 cm long. Female representations of this type are very rare in France. 

L'antique <i>Fanum Martis</i> sous le futur technopole du Valenciennois
07 November 2011
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The Antique Fanum Martis under the future technopole of Valenciennois

A team of Inrap archaeologists has begun excavating at Famars (Nord) in advance of the construction of the Mont Houy technopole, a 45 hectare technological and scientific activity center.

Les tombes à char d'Attichy
09 June 2009
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The chariot graves of Attichy

An Inrap team has just excavated a Gallic cemetery in Attichy in the Oise. This excavation, curated by the Regional Archaeological Service (Drac Picardie), prior to the exploitation of a quarry of aggregates, has above all brought to light the graves of two eminent Celtic personages. 

<i>Fanum Martis</i>, cité du Nord et ses cultes orientaux
07 October 2008
Discoveries

Fanum Martis, a northern city with eastern rites

Located between the Bavay-Cambrai and Bavay-Tournai Roman roads, on the frontier between Nervien and Atrebates territories, the ancient town of Famars, covered an area of 80 hectares, but curiously figures neither in the Peutinger Table nor in the Antonine Itinerary.ts ancient name, Fanum Martis, indicates that there was probably a temple dedicated to Mars, still to be discovered. A city of Gallia Belgica, it was also an important Roman military camp (castrum) whose walls are still visible. 

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