Initially scheduled for November 4th, the visit of children from the Pézenas leisure center to the Saint-Christol excavation site was disrupted by rain. Faced with impassable terrain, a mediator from Inrap (National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research) came to the leisure center with the ArchéoMaquette to present the stages of an archaeological dig to the young residents of Pézenas.
The children were thus able to understand the discovery process: diagnosis, excavation, analysis of found elements, and knowledge sharing. Archaeologists are currently unearthing vestiges from the late Roman period, such as an alandier oven, animal remains, and traces of ancient plantations, which will help understand how the inhabitants of the territory lived at that time.
Before the development of the new Saint-Christol district, the law requires preventive excavations to study and preserve the vestiges discovered underground. Archaeologists will leave the site at the end of November to make way for the planned development. Their findings will enrich the shared history of the people of Pézenas.
The City of Pézenas thanks Inrap and the archaeological service of the Agglo Hérault Méditerranée for this mediation, as well as the leisure center teams for their responsiveness.
