EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY DAYS

19-20-21 June 2020

VARIOUS PLACES IN NICE

These three days, organized by the City of Nice alongside the National Institute of Research and Archaeology, will familiarize you with the richness of Nice's history and the diversity of its heritage.

The City of Nice participates in the 11th edition of the European Days archaeology coordinated by the National Research Institute (Inrap) and under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture.

On the programme of these three days archaeology (the Nice Côte d'Azur Archaeology Service, the Nice Archaeology Museums, the Nice Côte d'Azur Archives, the Cepam-Nice and the Prehistory Laboratory Nice Côte d'Azur Institute of Human Paleontology): discoveries of archaeological sites via virtual tours or 3D re-enactments, archival photos, games to test your knowledge or identify challenges, films and reportages,... a plethora of digital resources accessible on the web to make you discover the attractions of archaeology.

VIRTUAL TOURS

Between mountains and shores at 360 degrees - 10 years of archaeology in Nice and in the Metropolis

(Re)live the exhibition "Between Mountains and Shores" with a virtual tour of 360 degrees, Focus on the abundant work and scientific discoveries, since 2009, which trace the history of Nice and the Metropolis.

The amphitheatre of Cimiez in video 360

Step up and discover the 360-degree Cimiez amphitheatre.

SITE VISIT

The Museum of Archaeology of Nice / Cimiez

Presentation of the Museum of Archaeology of Nice / Cimiez.

Welcome to the Terra Amata Prehistory Museum

Discover the Terra Amata Prehistory Museum in Nice.

The archaeological crypt of Nice

The archaeological crypt of Nice, under Garibaldi Square, preserves 2000 m2 remnants of the city's medieval and modern fortifications. Second crypt in France after the Louvre, discover a heritage exceptionally saved and highlighted by the City of Nice. Visit this site with one of the archaeologists of the Nice Coast Archaeology Service which took part in this extraordinary project.

Excavation site of the Lazaret cave

The Lazaret's Acheulean cave is located in Nice and had been frequented by prehistoric human groups between -190,000 years and -120,000 Years.
Visit the cave excavation site during the excavations of the summer of 2014.

Conferences

The Saint-François ensemble in Nice. What's the story for the masonry?

During over the past five years, the Saint-François complex has been the subject of a large archaeological study that focused on the building of church and convent.

The excavations of the Old Square: 13,000 years of history in Isola

A preventive archaeology operation in Isola recently allowed to explore, for the first time, the basement of a village in the high country Metropolitan.

Searching a site in a preventive context, the example of Eze

At the beginning of 2020, a preventive archaeological excavation began on the site of the future underground car park in Eze.

Searching a medieval cemetery

Practices funerals echo the transformations of human societies because they translate, by the actions that accompany the dead, the environment symbolically a population. In recent years, the study of rituals medieval funerals by scientific methods and lead to a better perception of these practices. Through the analysis of the cemetery of the ancient Cathedral of Nice, we will show how archaeology reflects these changes.

What is an archaeological map?

A archaeological map is a spatialized inventory of operations and discoveries made by archaeologists. It is a tool dedicated to archaeology management, research and mediation. There are a national archaeological map and maps developed smaller scales, such as that of the metropolis Nice Côte d'Azur.

Ancient jobs in medieval churches in the Alpes-Maritimes

The re-use of ancient blocks in medieval churches is an act that can be relatively common. However, this is not an innocuous gesture.