Do the towns around Paris have a history?
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Jules Verne Prize for the documentary film “Le Dernier Chasseur de Rennes” at the 17th Amiens Archaeological Film Festival
Fieldwork, Prize ValorisationThe 17th biannual Amiens Archaeological Film Festival took place from 8 to 13 April, showing the 40 films selected (out of the 200 submitted). The film "Le Dernier Chasseur de Rennes", featuring many members of the Pincevent scientific team…
“A Fontainebleau, de mystérieuses gravures rupestres cachées dans la forêt”
Fieldwork, Media Média, ValorisationThis article from Le Monde interviews several members of the Collective Research Project on "Prehistoric Rock Art in the Sandstone Chaos of the Paris Basin. Archiving, study and development", coordinated by Boris Valentin. Photograph by Emilie…
Discovery of a Solutrean site in Ice Age Burgundy
Fieldwork, Media MédiaAn exceptional Solutrean site (24,000 - 22,000 BC) has just been excavated in Burgundy.
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The Larsa programme (Iraq) wins the 1st Clio 2023 Prize for archaeological research
Fieldwork, PrizeFounded in 1997 to encourage French-speaking archaeological research abroad, the Clio Prize for Archaeology is awarded each year by an independent jury of academics. There are four prizes, including a Special Jury Prize, and a Clio Special Prize…
A booklet to mark 15 years of excavations at the Ormesson site available online
Fieldwork, Publication ValorisationThis booklet was produced to mark 15 years of excavations (2009-2023) at the multi-layered Palaeolithic site of Ormesson in Seine-et-Marne (110,000 - 20,000 years ago). With 271 pages, it is the fruit of the collective work of around thirty…
Looking for volunteers for Eynan-Mallaha (Upper Galilee, Israel) excavation 25th of June to the 16th of July
FieldworkEynan-Mallaha is one of the most important prehistoric sites in Southwest Asia. This Natufian settlement, occupied between 12,500 and 9,700 BC, offers a unique insight into the development of a sedentary lifestyle, preceding the adoption of…
Fouille du site néolithique de Sha’ar Hagolan (7ème millénaire av J.-C.)
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Seconde campagne de fouille menée sur le site emblématique de Sha’ar Hagolan (6800-5900 av. J.-C., Vallée du Jourdain). Cette fouille programmée, menée par une équipe internationale co-dirigée par Julien Vieugué (CNRS)…
Le site archéologique des Tarterêts III à Corbeil-Essonnes révèle de nouvelles données
FieldworkDepuis 2019, le quartier des Tarterêts à Corbeil-Essonnes fait l’objet d’un programme de recherches mené par des archéologues de l’UMR TEMPS (INRAP et CNRS). Les recherches archéologiques ont révélé des vestiges datés entre 23…
New field season at Ormesson (Seine-et-Marne) from 1st of August to 10th of September 2022
FieldworkDu 1er août au 10 septembre 2022, les fouilles du gisement paléolithique d’Ormesson (77), auront à nouveau lieu pour la 14ème année. Elles concerneront le niveau solutréen, en particulier une vaste passe de vérification sous la 6ème…
Newly discovered Mesolithic camp site and Neolithic domestic and funerary structures at Morschwiller-le-Bas (Haut-Rhin)
FieldworkWhile excavating at Morschwiller-le-Bas (Haut-Rhin), a team of INRAP archaeologists led by Sylvain Griselin revealed several occupation layers dated to early Mesolithic up to late Neolithic. Among the finds are hunting projectiles, one of the…