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Isabelle DE MIRANDA, Jean-Luc RIEU

AN ASSESSMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL OUT-REACH WORK IN THE ÎLE-DE-FRANCE

 

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The last forty years have seen major developments in the mediation of archaeology in France. However, for the moment we do not have a national or regional overview of the organisms that work in this domain. Also, we only have an approximate idea of their structures, function, aims and how they contribute to heritage promotion and conservation as well as their relationship with research bodies. To shed more light on these aspects on a local level, we conducted an investigation in the Île-de-France region. This work has brought to light the great diversity of existing structures and their organisation. It also underlines different levels of funding and certain weaknesses in terms of formation and the public targeted. This has in some cases brought prejudice to the structure’s capacity of imparting knowledge to the general public and the quality of their actions.

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Emmanuelle du BOUËTIEZ, Benoît CLAVEL, Fabienne RAVOIRE

MEDIEVAL AND MODERN REMAINS DISCOVERED
ON THE HOTEL DE BEAUVAIS SITE IN PARIS (4th ARRONDISSEMENT)

 

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Between 1995 and 2002, archaeological watching briefs accompanied restoration work on the Hôtel de Beauvais in Paris’ 4th district. Observed occupation layers earlier than the 17th century building comprised scattered earlymedieval deposits and late-medieval pits and foundations. Of major interest for the site, on account of the finds assemblage, was a latrine-pit dating from the second third of the 15th century. Pottery evidence provides precious information for this poorly-documented period in Paris and underlines the privileged social status of the occupants. Animal remains also pertain to dietary habits typical of an advantaged milieu receiving quality provisions and having recourse to certain rare or exceptional products such as dolphin. The latrines could be those of the town-house belonging to the Cistercian community from Chaalis Abbey which occupied the property from the 13th century to the end of the 15th century. Restoration work also allowed limited observation of the Petit Beauvais mansion, destroyed at the beginning of the 19th century.

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Nicolas GIRAULT, Silvia PAÏN, Aurore DORIDOT, Jean-Yves HUNOT

A COLLECTION OF ATYPICAL IRON HARNESS-FITTINGS
FROM CHEVREUSE CASTLE (YVELINES):
An Interdisciplinary Approach

 

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Iron objects found during excavations on the site of the Madeleine Castle in Chevreuse (Yvelines) include an atypical group of 71 iron harness-fittings dating from the end of the medieval period. Archaeological and archaeometrical studies (x-ray, physical and chemical analysis, SEM, wood analysis), combined with systematic conservation, have revealed new data. The study included examination of wood remains on 19 objets and the identification of several unknown forms, as well as revealing a surprising copper-based plating on 78% of the items. Information obtained has enabled us to submit hypotheses concerning the fabrication of plated iron projectile heads and shafts. The research carried out has lead to consideration of the investigatory protocols necessary for iron objects, even when badly corroded: constant exchange between the finds specialist, conservator and archeometrist may allow retrieval of information hidden in corrosion products.

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Laure SIMON

GALLO-ROMAN AND MEROVINGIAN GLASS FROM EXCAVATIONS
AT LIEUSAINT (SEINE-ET-MARNE):
The "ZAC de la Pyramide" Sites (2004 to 2007)

 

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Several archaeological operations carried out at Lieusaint between 2004 and 2007, in different sectors of the "ZAC de la Pyramide" development site, all produced small glass assemblages. The objects came primarily from sunken features, particularly pits, associated with occupation levels dating from the Gallo-Roman (Early Empire) or early-Medieval periods. This specialist study firstly describes the finds in context and considers the dating evidence provided by pottery analysis. A summary of results identifies the different series present on the site, in comparison with data from the region or, where necessary, further afield.

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Laure SORNIN-PETIT

LATE-ROMAN GRANULAR-WARE POTTERY FROM THE ÎLE-DE-FRANCE:
A Comparative Analysis of Eight Regional Sites

 

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During the late-Roman period and early Medieval periods, granular pottery was a typical ware in northern Gaul and particularly in the Île-de-France region where it appeared in the 4th century. Easily identified by its granular surface containing numerous calibrated quartz grains, most often only millimetres in size, this pottery type was rapidly adopted for culinary purposes. Two recently-excavated pottery workshop sites at Villeparisis and Vanves have provided an opportunity to re-assess this particular ware. The present study takes into consideration eight excavated settlement sites in the Ile-de-France (Jouars-Pontchartrain, Epône, Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Maule, Saint-Pathus, Lieusaint, Gonesse, Paris) and data from field-walking on the Saclay plateau. The study has enabled identification of five main technical groups and several rare or unknown types, as well as providing insight into distribution and function.

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  1. 2012-04 PILON
  2. 2012-03 JOBELOT ET ALII
  3. 2012-02 ISSENMANN ET ALII
  4. 2012-01 WUSCHER ET ALII

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS

DRAC Ile-de-France Inrap Conseil départemental du Val-de-Marne SAI 78/92    Seine-Saint-Denis    Seine-et-Marne

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