Month: July 2018

Amélie just achieved the geochemical mapping of three medieval housesits discovered in Alsace, eastern France. These analyses are conducted to investigate spatial organisation of the features, to compare it between the different units (they are all very similar in shape), and investigate their function. The first maps will be edited quickly to provide the archaeologists … Read More “Geochemical mapping of medieval housepits” »

It is on the bucolic riversides of the Dordogne (south-western France) that Amélie recently sampled archaeological features at two iron age and gallo-roman settlements. Several block samples were taken in ditches, trackways and floors to investigate anthropogenic and/or natural formation processes of these units. In the next weeks, the blocks will be impregnated in resin. … Read More “Sampling campagne” »