Destruction of the slums of old Marseille by the Nazis in 1942 was the unintended trigger for exposing much earlier Greek and Roman periods. The revelation of forgotten civilisations led to an awareness of the past and the... more » preservation of national historic records.
The following post-war research in anthropology and archaeology in Provence has revealed some of the oldest skeletal remains in Europe. Ancient Celts and Ligures living in Entremont have left evidence of macabre cults and gruesome practices. The area in which they lived is now the beautiful city of Aix-en-Provence.
From the mysterious bories, to pre-historic, underwater cave paintings, archaeological research in Provence continues to the present day.
Destruction of old Marseille in World War II leads to archaeological excavations
Grotto of Valonet and the Tautavel man
Grotto of Arago and the cave of Lazaret
Terra Amata, the grottos of Colombier and Grimaldi and the Woman of Menton
Celts and Ligures and their capital, the oppidum of Entremont
Celtic cults of severed heads and mouthless stelae
Entremont becomes Aix-en-Provence
King Ren? in Aix-en-Provence
The calissons and Cezanne are both products of Aix-en-Provence
Mount St Victoire, the Teutons and the town of Glanum
The mysterious bories
The calanques reveal underwater prehistoric art.« less