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Archaeologists Unearth the Buried History of Saint-Pierre
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The ArchaeologistArchaeologists unearth the buried history of Saint-Pierre
Archaeologists have been excavating in the Mouillage district of Saint-Pierre, Martinique, offering a rare glimpse into the city’s development from its early days to its destruction during the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée. Saint-Pierre was founded in 1635 as the first permanent French colony on the island of Martinique. It emerged as the island’s most important economic and cultural centre, being known as “the Paris of the Caribbean” Despite lim…
Archaeology News: Since December 2025, the archaeologists of the Inrap have been carrying out a preventive excavation on a surface of 300 m2, in the Mouillage district, on the outskirts of the cathedral of Saint-Pierre, from its establishment in the second half of the 17th century until its destruction in 1902. An open-door day is organised on February 7.
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