L'atlas topographique de Lugdunum
The collective research program « Topographical Atlas of ancient Lyon », launched in 2001, applies the norms and methods initiated by the interregional Collective Research Program « Topographical Atlas of the cities of Southern Gaul ». This research program aims at becoming a scientific management t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Editions de la Maison des Sciences de l'Homme
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/nda/2480 |
| Summary: | The collective research program « Topographical Atlas of ancient Lyon », launched in 2001, applies the norms and methods initiated by the interregional Collective Research Program « Topographical Atlas of the cities of Southern Gaul ». This research program aims at becoming a scientific management tool for archaeology in the city of Lyon, by helping archaeological investigation. In the 1st and 2nd centuries AC, the urban area of Lugdunum covered around 330 hectares, corresponding to about 72 pages in A3 format in the atlas, at a scale of 1:1000, covering the ancient city and its near suburbs. Publication of the atlas of ancient Lyon will be done in several volumes. The first one, dedicated to the upper town of Lugdunum, on the hill of Fourvière, will count 13 pages at a scale of 1:1000 and covers around 80 to 90 hectares. The second volume, which represents the city center in between the two rivers and the fluvial districts, counts 28 pages. The third volume will cover the suburbium, the city’s suburbs and funereal areas. A fourth volume will bring together the remains of later Antiquity and the High Middle Ages. The Collective Research Program’s team brings together several institutions and counts at the moment about 30 researchers: the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the University, the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP), local institutions (Rhône’s departmental council, the city’s archaeological service, museums…), private archaeological operators, the Ministry of Culture (DRAC-SRA) and voluntary researchers… The different pieces of information about the archaeological investigations and discoveries are analyzed in turn according to different themes: urban surrounding walls, harbor, roads and town planning, hydraulic settings, public monuments, housing, trade and handicraft, necropolis and funereal remains… The interpretation given in light of today’s knowledge are then validated during work sessions bringing together the different researchers. They make it possible to bring new overviews of the city and scientific hypothesis which can then be verified by preventive archaeological research. In Lyon, building works have been extremely numerous since the 1980s. Since then, more than 833 operations have been set up and for the majority, they’ve been carried out through preventive archaeology. It was thus more and more essential to create overviews of the archaeological studies in order to have renewed knowledge of the city. It was essential to go beyond the mere collection of data to a full report of the state of research and knowledge. The launch of the Atlas Collective Research Program has brought together researchers from the different teams working on archaeological research in Lyon. Data analysis and their interpretation by the group of researchers during common work sessions have led to discussions, overviews, studies and publications and created a sense of community between institutions and researchers. |
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| ISSN: | 0242-7702 2425-1941 |