Archaeology in an Urban Setting: Excavations at Saint-Pierre-de-Montmartre, Paris, 1975-1977

Excavations organised by P. Périn of the École Pratique des Hautes Études (lV e Section), Paris, have been underway since 1975 in the Jardin du Calvaire which adjoins the Church of Saint-Pierre in Montmartre. Yarious traditions and 19th century public works suggested a religious use of the site in the Roman and early Medieval periods. Excavation shows that these levels were badly disturbed by the great Benedictine abbey (fl. 1147-1790). The evolution of the cloister area and the part of the church adjacent to it is being clarified, and the excavation of Medieval and early modern tombs throws new light on burial practises.