©Otmartigues, Karim.K
©Otmartigues, Serge.T
The archaeological showcase located on the square Maritima (district of the Island) is, on 80m2, a restitution in situ, on the remains of a primitive Gallic village (5th century before our era).
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The archaeological showcase restores, in the heart of the Island, a Gallic village from the 5th century BC, discovered during emergency excavations carried out in the 1980s under what is now Place Maritima.
It reveals, in situ and at scale 1, two alleys, a small square and eight houses.
Martigues was first an island, born 2500 years ago at the crossroads of land (between Arles and Marseille) and sea (the Caronte channel between the Etang de Berre and the sea). From 1978 to 2001, major...
It reveals, in situ and at scale 1, two alleys, a small square and eight houses.
Martigues was first an island, born 2500 years ago at the crossroads of land (between Arles and Marseille) and sea (the Caronte channel between the Etang de Berre and the sea). From 1978 to 2001, major...
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Location
Contact Musée Vitrine Archéologique
Environment
- Close to a motorway
- In centre of town
- Town location
- Close to pleasure port
- In the historic centre
