Event details set for archaeology day

On Friday, November 13, 2026, the Espace des Augustins in Montauban will host the Departmental Archaeology Day of Tarn-et-Garonne. This event is organized by the Regional Archaeology Service (Drac Occitanie) in collaboration with the Departmental Council of Tarn-et-Garonne and the Archaeological and Historical Society of Tarn-et-Garonne.

Program begins with coffee and speeches

The event will start at 9 a.m. with a welcome coffee provided by the Departmental Council of Tarn-et-Garonne. Welcome speeches from the Departmental Council and the Regional Conservator of Archaeology (Drac/SRA Occitanie) will follow from 9:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.

Presentations on prehistoric and medieval sites

Jacques Jaubert and Sophie Verheyden will present on their work at the Bruniquel cave from 10 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. Cyril Viallet will then discuss the Route de Brial site from 10:25 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. A break will follow from 10:50 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

More presentations on various archaeological sites

Philippe Gardes and Alaïs Tayac will present on the Gandalou site from 11:15 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. Romain Tagliaferro will discuss fortifications and protohistoric territories of the Quercy from 11:40 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Lunch will be served from 12:05 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Afternoon sessions focus on urban and rural sites

Philippe Gardes, Roberta Bevilacqua, and Gwenaël Herviaux will present on the excavation of 208 impasse des Partisous from 2 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. Pascal Lotti will discuss the ancient site of La Pomarède in Reyniès from 2:25 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. He will then present on the ancient rural establishment of Vacquiès in Saint-Aignan from 2:50 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. A break will be from 3:15 p.m. to 3:35 p.m.

Final presentations on urban archaeology

Laurent Grimbert, Mélanie Chaillou, and Bertrand Poissonnier will present on the archaeological operations of the Place des Moines in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val from 3:35 p.m. to 4 p.m. Claire Larroque will discuss archaeological monitoring in Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val from 4 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. Fabien Simon and Éric Chabanne will present on the building on rue du Coin de Madone in Caylus from 4:25 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. Christine Le Noheh will discuss the foundations of the Montauban cathedral from 4:50 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.

Event concludes with closing remarks

The event will conclude with remarks by Georges Passerat, president of the Archaeological and Historical Society of Tarn-et-Garonne, from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.