An ancient necropolis on rue Soussillon in Reims (Marne)

View of the Rue Soussillon excavation in Reims. Inrap
View of the Rue Soussillon excavation in Reims. Inrap
Reconstituting archaeological knowledge shattered by the war. Durocortorum (Reims) capital of Belgian Gaul. Removal of the sarcophagus on a metal structure. Jean-Jacques Bigot, Inrap Photogrammetric survey of the sarcophagus. émilie Jouhet, Inrap View of the Rue Soussillon excavation in Reims. Inrap An Inrap team has excavated an ancient necropolis on a 1,200 m² plot on rue Soussillon in Reims. For the first time, burials from the Gallo-Roman agglomeration have been excavated, preserved from looting by antiquarians and scholars in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and from destruction during the Great War.
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