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Recently, two major sites from the Gallic and Medieval periods were discovered in Ferrières-en-Brie and Montévrain.

A Gallic site discovered in Ferrières-en-Brie

In the course of development work on the ZAC du Bel-Air, archaeological digs were undertaken on two sectors approximately 100 metres apart.
This led archaeologists to identify evidence of Gallic occupation: a farm on the one hand, and on the other a collection of graves making up a small necropolis. The pottery and tools that were uncovered match well-known manufacturing styles, which date the site at circa between 250 and 50BC.
This discovery of a farm and a necropolis that used to accommodate people, thus providing evidence of sites operating in concert, is an absolute first for that particular period.


A Gallo-Roman and Medieval site in Montévrain

On a plot of land known as the “Twenty-two arpents”, there is a High Middle-Ages enclosure superimposed upon buildings from the Roman era. This medieval habitat is structured around a central plaza. Accordingly, residential sectors were identified thanks to the existence of main buildings and craftworks areas, complete with lofts, ovens and wells. Many items made of ceramic, bone or metal were found, providing a picture of daily life in the Brie Plateau countryside during the first millennium of our era.
With the digs still currently underway, the site was exceptionally open to the public on the occasion of Archaeology Day, on June 5th, 2010.