Event date and location

On November 14, 2026, the Vaucluse Heritage Center, known as Memento, hosts the Departmental Archaeology Day of Vaucluse in Montfavet. The event is open to the public and runs from 9am to 5pm.

Registration requirements

Registration is required before November 10 to attend the event. The organizers encourage interested individuals to sign up in advance to ensure participation.

Participating organizations and topics

Inrap, a French archaeological research institute, participates in three interventions. These include the Gallic settlement of Cavaillon, the history of relationships between societies and environments in the Sorgues plain since 15,000 years, and the occupation of the alluvial territory of Mondragon from the Neolithic to the present day.

Event schedule highlights

The program begins with a welcome coffee at 9am, followed by an introductory speech at 9:30am and an homage to Dominique Carru at 10am. Émilie Porcher from DPI will give a presentation titled "The Isle-sur-Sorgue: summary of the 2025/2026 archaeological operations of the Heritage Department" at 10am.

Presentations and discussions

Jérémy Taulier from SADV will speak on "The attic of the Grande Chapelle of Clément VI of the Palais des papes in Avignon" at 10:30am. Elsa Sagetat-Basseuil from Inrap will present "Discovering the Gallic settlement of Cavaillon" at 11am. A discussion on the Sorgues plain will follow at 11:30am, featuring multiple experts.

Afternoon sessions and lunch break

A lunch break is scheduled for two hours starting at 2pm. Yahya Zaaraoui from Mosaïques Archéologie will present findings from a preventive excavation in Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue at 2pm. Several other presentations will follow, covering topics such as the chapel of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien of Gigondas and the history of Mondragon.

Closing activities and exhibition visit

The event will conclude with a visit to Memento by registration. Sandra Poëzevara and Marie-Philippine Montagné from the Musée d'Apt will discuss "The making of an exhibition: 'Prehistory in the Pays d'Apt, a century of research'" at 3:30pm.