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Archaeology in the Indian Ocean

Archaeology in the Indian Ocean

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- Archaeology on Reunion Island
- - An island with multiple potential
  - History and environment
  - Farming and rural life
  - Saint-Paul: Route des premiers Français
  - Sugar cane industry
  - Saint-Paul: Grand Fond plant
- - A structured territory
  - Gradual organisation
  - Ports and marines
  - Military remains
  - Saint-Paul: Powder magazine
  - Urban grid
  - Saint-Denis: Quadrilatère océan
- - Colonial organization
  - Colony before and after slavery
  - Health facilities
  - Saint-Denis: Lazarettos in La Grande Chaloupe
  - Cemeteries
  - Places of confinement
- - Settling in the Hauts
  - Marronnage: slave flight
  - Cilaos: the Vallée Secrète
  - Small farming settlements of the “Petits-Blancs"
  - Exploring the volcano
  - Change of air
- - Missions and methods
  - Development of archaeology
  - LiDAR
  - Archaeobotany
  - Archaeozoology
  - Archaeothanatology
  - From sherds to ceramic ware: conservation
  - Managing scientific data
  - Presentation and promotion
- - Sites
  - Cilaos
    
    Îlet à Cordes and Forêt du Tapcal
    
    Piton Bétoune
    
    Vallée Secrète
  - La Possession
    
    8 rue Évariste de Parny
    
    Coastal battery
    
    Mafate-les-eaux
    
    Palaeoforest in the Rivière des Galets
  - Saint-André
    
    Belzor arch
    
    Chemin Bois Rouge
  - Saint-Benoît
    
    Railway station
  - Saint-Denis
    
    119 rue Jean Chatel
    
    Cells in the Saint-Bernard leprosaria
    
    Caserne Lambert
    
    Railway station
    
    La Grande Chaloupe station
    
    Îlet à Guillaume
    
    Lazarets de la Grande Chaloupe
    
    Schneider et Cie steam locomotive
    
    Marine du Butor
    
    New Western Entrance
    
    La Providence
    
    Place du Général de Gaulle
    
    Port du Barachois
    
    Juliette Dodu Prison
    
    Quadrilatère océan
    
    The "Redoute Bourbon"
    
    Rue de la Batterie
  - Saint-Joseph
    
    Shelter HBC13
    
    Cap Blanc
    
    Caverne de Cotte
    
    Caverne des Lataniers
    
    Caverne Lépinay
    
    Piton Colignet
  - Saint-Leu
    
    Ravine du Trou
    
    Petite Ravine viaduct
    
    Ravine des Colimaçons viaduct
  - Saint-Louis
    
    Domaine de Maison Rouge
  - Saint-Paul
    
    Bassin Vital
    
    Batterie “De Droite"
    
    Batterie “De l’Embouchure"
    
    Cap Champagne
    
    Chemin de Bernica
    
    Marin cemetery
    
    Colline du Théâtre
    
    Domaine de Villèle
    
    Eastern entrance, Section 3
    
    Glacières du Maïdo
    
    Plaine-aux-sables
    
    Plateau Picard
    
    L’Étang bridge
    
    Poudrière
    
    Route des premiers Français
    
    Bruniquel factory, indentured workers’ camp and hospital
    
    Usine de Grand Fond
  - Saint-Pierre
    
    Railway station
    
    Choppy factory hospital
    
    Maison de Canonville
    
    Ravine Blanche bridge
    
    Pierrefonds sugar refinery
  - Saint-Philippe
    
    Puits Arabe
    
    Puits des Anglais
    
    Puits des Français
  - Sainte-Rose
    
    Domaine de la Roseraye
    
    Piton de Coco
  - Sainte-Suzanne
    
    Railway station
    
    Bel Air tunnel
  - Salazie
    
    Thermes de Hell-Bourg
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- Media Library
- Bibliography
- Glossary and abbreviations
- Credits
- About us

Archaeology in the Indian Ocean

Archaeology on Reunion Island, which has been supervised by the French government since 2010, is in full expansion. All types of field research are coming together to enrich our knowledge of human history and its relationship with the island's environment, by revealing material remains that are sometimes previously unknown.

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Salting tub after conservation (Saint-Paul, Route des premiers Français)
Salting tub (Saint-Paul, Route des premiers Français, 2018)
Gluing (Saint-Paul, Route des premiers Français)
Potsherd puzzle (Saint-Paul, Route des premiers Français)
Skeleton with teeth sharpened to a point (Saint-Paul, Cimetière Marin)

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Reunion Island

An island with multiple potential
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