Evidence was found that hunters lived in the nearby Eguzon-Lavaud area a million years ago (lower paleolithic).
"Navette" (shuttle) tool: a piece of reindeer antler split at each end. A piece of flint was fit in the tool at each end. It was used for work on wood,…
Navettes.
Neolithic tools (5500-2500 BC). In the neolithic, hunters turn into farmers and start raising cattle. They have to start settling and require new tools to…
Arrow heads.
The hoard of Malassis in Chéry, middle bronze age (1500-1000 BC).
A large vase containing 12 kg of bronze tools, some broken and some in good condition,…
A large vase containing 12 kg of bronze tools, some broken and some in good condition,…
Knives.
The site of Argentomagus, near Argenton-sur-Creuse, was first a gallic village and then a Roman village after the conquest of Gaul by Caesar. The Gallo-roman…
Sometimes small statues were included in the tombs.
Cave sanctuary, a Gallo-roman adaptation of a formerly Gallic tradition.
Altar from the 1st century AD.
Basements from the gallo-roman city.
The city was abandoned in the mid-4th century AD. In the middle ages it was used as a quarry.
The city was abandoned in the mid-4th century AD. In the middle ages it was used as a quarry.
Fountain from the 1st century AD. Wooden pipes were used to carry water from a reservoir. The fountain was used either as a water supply for the area, or for…
Three temples were built in the first century AD and destroyed in the late 3rd century.
The site of Argentomagus is still under archaeological survey.
