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An INRAP crew in the south of France has unearthed rows of planting pits from a Greek-era vineyard not far from the ancient Greek colony of Massalia

As INRAP teams opened trenches in Marseille’s northern districts, the work initially looked like another routine intervention beneath busy streets. Layers of asphalt and industrial debris came away as ...
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Archaeologists Examining 'Extremely Rare' 1,300-Year-Old Ship They Need to Water Every 30 Minutes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An archaeologist from the National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) sprays water during a hot day to ...
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6,800-year-old “extremely rare” Neolithic site discovered on the French Riviera

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the glitzy French Riviera, French archaeologists have made an unparalleled discovery: one of the first and best-preserved ...
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Ancient warehouse — from first Roman city outside Italy — discovered in France. See it

Researchers in a French port city found the remains of an ancient warehouse district used to house goods from the expanding Roman Empire. Flore Giraud INRAP Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, a French ...
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Archaeologists Have Pinpointed the Origins of Two Mysterious Sarcophagi Discovered After the Notre Dame Cathedral Fire

Last Friday, French archaeological agency INRAP shared new insights regarding two sarcophagi unearthed during pre-restoration assessments at Notre Dame in March. In partnership with the University of ...
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French Archaeologists Identified the Bodies of the Two Sarcophagi Found Beneath Notre Dame

Back in March, French archaeologists discovered several lead sarcophagi buried beneath the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. After months of examination, archaeological agency INRAP have determined that ...