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The Dijon Five: 'Remarkable' Gallic Burial Site Found at French School
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Five enigmatic graves dating from 400 to 200 B.C. are the subject of archaeological excavations, after thirteen graves of the same type opened in 2025, and two in 1992.
The Dijon five: 'Remarkable' Gallic burial site found at French school
French archaeologists have discovered five new Gallic 'seated' burials at an excavation site in Dijon town centre. While barely 75 skeletons in this position have been found anywhere in the world, the latest discovery brings to 20 the number found in the city famed for its mustard.
In early March, INRAP scientists discovered new Gaulish graves at the Joséphine Baker school excavation site in Dijon: 5 Gaulish burials, with "deaths sitting" in pits. A major archaeological discovery.
New Gallic burials discovered in Dijon, in the courtyard of a primary school, question about the funeral rites of our ancestors and their meaning In the background of circular tombs, the
A year after the discovery of thirteen Gauls buried in circular pits on Rue Turgot, five new individuals buried in a seated position were unearthed in early March in Dijon by the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) at the site of the construction work for the Joséphine-Baker school. This discovery confirms the scale and exceptional nature of the site.
In January 2025, the Inrap announced the discovery of the atypical Gallic burials – a series of deceased buried sitters – during the search related to the restructuring of the school group Joséphine Baker in Dijon. The excavations that have just resumed in a new area of the school deliver at least five new burials of Gauls seated. At least three of the structures mark a new alignment. This is parallel to the first line discovered and distant abo…
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