Territorial commissions for archaeological research
The territorial archaeological research commissions carry out the scientific evaluation of the archaeological operations and their results. There are six of them. Each is made up of qualified people who are designated for four years.
The missions of the territorial commissions of archaeological research
In particular, they are responsible for giving their opinion on:
- requirements for preventive archaeological excavations,
- applications for authorization of preventive and programmed archaeological excavations,
- withdrawal of a diagnostic award or authorization for excavations,
- projects for "archaeological prescription presumptive zones".
They evaluate reports of preventive archaeological excavations.
They make proposals and give their opinion on the whole archaeological activity, including the study and publication projects.
Each year, they study several hundred files. They publish a Activity report annual and a Balance sheet at the end of the four years of their term of office.
The organization of territorial archaeological research commissions
There are six territorial archaeological research commissions. Their territorial jurisdiction is interregional, it is defined by the heritage code.
Each committee is chaired by the prefect of the headquarters region or by his representative. Its members are appointed by the regional prefect on the proposal of the regional director of cultural affairs (Drac) of the headquarters region. They are appointed for four years. All are chosen for their scientific skills but they must also reflect the diversity of the world of archaeology. That is why we find in each commission:
- 1 research director, a researcher or a CNRS engineer;
- 1 university professor or lecturer or equivalent;
- 1 heritage curator, research engineer, design engineer or assistant engineer from the Ministry of Culture;
- 1 agent of a empowered territorial collectivity ;
- 1 agent of theInrap ;
- 1 employee of a licensed private operator ;
- 4 specialists in archaeology (they can be attached to the institutions and structures already mentioned but can also be volunteers or independent for example).
The members of the commission are appointed taking into account the balance between the different scientific fields that constitute the discipline.
The scientific leaders of archaeological services in the regional directorates for cultural affairs (Drac in France, Dac in the French overseas departments), the director of the underwater archaeological research department (Drassm) and a member of the Inspection, Research and Innovation Delegation (College of Archaeology) attend each meeting. Their voice is consultative.
Mandate of CTRA North Central:
of the 1er March 2021 to February 28, 2025.
Regions of competence: Centre-Val de Loire, Hauts-de-France and Île-de-France.
Headquarters: Orléans (Centre-Val de Loire).
The Commission shall consist of:
11 deliberative members including:
1 ex officio member: the prefect of Centre-Val de Loire, the seat region, represented by the regional curator of archaeology of the Drac Centre-Val de Loire, Ministry of Culture: Christian VERJUX
and 10 appointed members:
- Thibault LACHENAL / Laboratoire ASM Archéologie (UMR 5140); period: Metal Age; he is appointed as a member of the CNRS
- Nadine DIEUDONNÉ-GLAD / Herma Laboratory (University of Poitiers); period: Antiquity; she is appointed as a member of the Ministry of Higher Education
- Jenny KAURIN / Regional Department of Archaeology at the Drac of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté; period: recent protohistory; she is appointed by virtue of her membership in the Ministry of Culture
- Gaëtan LE CLOIREC / Inrap; period: Antiquity; he is appointed for his membership of Inrap
- Pierre PAPIN/ Department of Archaeology of the Department of Indre-et-Loire; period: Middle Ages; he is appointed by virtue of his membership of an authorized territorial collectivity
- Isabelle PIGNOT / Eveha ; periods: Middle Ages, Modern Times and Contemporary Times; she is appointed as a member of an authorized private operator
- Florian BONVALOT/ Eveha; periods: Middle Ages and Modern Times; appointed as specialist
- Michiel GAZENBEEK / Inrap; period: Antiquity; appointed as specialist
- Christophe GILABERT/ Regional Archaeological Service at the Drac Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ministry of Culture; period: Neolithic; he is appointed as a specialist
- Raphaël ANGEVIN/ Regional Archaeological Service at the Drac Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ministry of Culture; period: Palaeolithic; he is appointed as a specialist
4 persons attending the consultative sessions:
- 1 person from the delegation to inspection, research and innovation (college archaeology), Ministry of Culture: Frédéric SÉARA
- the regional curator of archaeology at the Drac Hauts-de-France, Ministry of Culture: Jean-Luc COLLART
- Regional Curator of Archaeology at Drac Île-de-France, Ministry of Culture: Stéphane DESCHAMPS
- Director of the Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (Drassm), Ministry of Culture: Arnaud SCHAUMASSE
CTRA Terms of Reference: March 19, 2021 to March 18, 2025.
Regions of competence: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand-Est.
Headquarters: Dijon (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté).
The Commission shall consist of:
11 deliberative members including:
1 ex officio member: the prefect of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, region seat, represented by the regional curator of archaeology of the Drac Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Ministry of Culture: Marc TALON
and 10 appointed members:
- Colas GUÉRET / Laboratoire Temps (UMR 8068); period: Paleolithic; he is named for his membership of the CNRS
- Sylvie CROGIEZ-PÉTREQUIN / University of Tours ; period: Antiquity; she is appointed by virtue of her membership in the Ministry of Higher Education
- Stéfan TZORTZIS, Regional Department of Archaeology at the Drac Provence-alp es-Côte d'Azur ; speciality: archeo-anthropology; he is appointed by virtue of his membership of the Ministry of Culture
- Rebecca PEAKE / Inrap; period: age of Metals; she is appointed for her membership in Inrap
- Jean-Marie LARUAZ / Conseil départemental de l’Inde-et-Loire ; period: age of the Metals; he is appointed by virtue of his membership in an authorized territorial collectivity
- Loïc BUFFAT / Mosaics archaeology ; period: Antiquity; he is appointed by virtue of his membership in an authorized private operator
- Stéphane AUGRY / Inrap; period: Middle Ages; he is appointed as a specialist
- Jacky KOCH / Archéologie Alsace; period: Middle Ages; he is appointed as a specialist
- Damien MARTINEZ / Université Lyon 2; period: Antiquity; he is appointed as a specialist
- Samuel VAN WILLIGEN / InSitu Archéologie SA, Switzerland; Neolithic period; appointed as specialist
2 persons attending the consultative sessions:
- 1 person from the Inspection, Research and Innovation Delegation (Archaeology College), Ministry of Culture: Muriel LEROY.
- Regional Curator of Archaeology at Drac Grand-Est, Ministry of Culture: Nicolas PAYRAUD
Terms of Reference: February 26, 2021 to February 25, 2025.
Regions of competence: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Corsica and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Headquarters: Aix-en-Provence (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
The Commission shall consist of:
11 deliberative members of which:
1 ex officio member: the prefect of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, seat region, represented by the regional curator of archaeology of the Drac Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Ministry of Culture: Xavier DELESTRE
and 10 appointed members:
- Aurore SCHMITT / laboratoire Ades (UMR 7268); specialisation: anthropology; she is appointed as a member of the CNRS
- Pierre MARTIN/ University of Grenoble-Alpes; period: Middle Ages; he is appointed by virtue of his membership in the Ministry of Higher Education
- Morgane DACHARY / Service régional de l'archéologie à la Drac Grand-Est ; period: Paleolithic; she is appointed as a member of the Ministry of Culture
- Kewin PECHE-QUILICHINI / Inrap; period: Age of Metals; he is appointed for his membership in Inrap
- Jean-François GORET / Archaeological Pole of the Department of History of Architecture and Archaeology of the City of Paris ; period: Middle Ages ; he is appointed by virtue of his membership in an authorized territorial collectivity
- Laudine ROBIN / Éveha ; period: Antiquity; she is appointed as a member of an authorised private operator
- Henri AMOURIC, Honorary Agent of the CNRS, formerly Mediterranean Medieval Archaeology Laboratory; Middle Ages; appointed as a specialist
- Philippe LEFRANC/ University of Strasbourg; period: Neolithic; he is appointed as a specialist
- Julien OLLIVIER / Service régional de l’archéologie de la Drac Occitanie, Ministry of Culture; period: Antiquity; he is appointed as a specialist
- Gilles PIERREVELCIN / Archéologie Alsace (authorized territorial collectivity); period: Metal Age; he is appointed as a specialist
4 persons attending the consultative sessions:
- 1 person from the Inspection, Research and Innovation Delegation (Archaeology College), Ministry of Culture: Jean-Olivier GUILHOT
- the regional curator of archaeology at the Drac Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Ministry of Culture: Karim GERNIGON
- Regional Curator of Archaeology at the Drac Corse, Ministry of Culture: Laetitia DEUDON;
- Director of the Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (Drassm), Ministry of Culture: Arnaud SCHAUMASSE
Terms of Reference: March 17, 2021 to March 16, 2025.
Regions of competence: Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie .
Headquarters: Bordeaux (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
The Commission shall consist of:
11 deliberative members of which:
1 ex officio member: the prefect of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, region seat, represented by the regional curator of archaeology of Drac Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Ministry of Culture: Xavier MARGARIT
and 10 appointed members:
- Ludovic MEVEL/ laboratoire TEMPS (UMR 8068); periods: Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic; he is named for his membership in the CNRS
- Alain CHAMPAGNE / University of Pau and the Pays de l'Adour ; period: Middle Ages; he is appointed as a member of the Ministry of Higher Education
- Hélène DJEMA / Sous-direction de l'archéologie ; period: Paleolithic; she is named for her membership in the Ministry of Culture
- Christophe CROUTSCH / Archéologie Alsace; period: Neolithic; he is appointed by virtue of his membership of an authorized territorial collectivity
- Catherine RIGEADE / Inrap ; periods: Middle Ages and Modern Times; she is named for her membership in Inrap
- Laurence LE CLEZIO / Éveha ; period: age of the Metals; she is appointed on the basis of her membership in an authorized private operator
- Stéphane ARDOUIN/ Archaeological Service of the City of Lyon; period: Middle Ages and Modern Times; he is appointed as a specialist
- Catherine COQUIDÉ/ Inrap; period: Antiquity; she is appointed as a specialist
- Hervé DELHOOFS / Eveha; period: 2nd Iron Age and Antiquity; he is appointed as a specialist
- Régis LABEAUNE/ Inrap; period: age of metals; he is appointed as a specialist
3 persons attending the consultative sessions:
- 1 person from the Inspection, Research and Innovation Delegation, Archaeology College, Ministry of Culture: Stéphane REVILLION
- Regional Curator of Archaeology at Drac Occitanie, Ministry of Culture: Léopold MAUREL
- Director of the Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (Drassm), Ministry of Culture: Arnaud SCHAUMASSE
Terms of Reference: March 9, 2021 to March 8, 2025.
Regions of competence: Brittany, Normandy and Pays de la Loire.
Seat: Rennes (Brittany).
The commission is composed of:
9 deliberative members of which:
1 ex officio member: the prefect of Brittany, region seat, represented by the regional curator of archaeology of Drac Bretagne, Ministry of Culture: Yves MENEZ
and 8 appointed members:
- Caroline HAMON / laboratoire Trajectoires (UMR 8215); period: Neolithic; she is named as a member of the CNRS
- Sylvie FARAVEL / Université de Bordeaux-Montaigne ; periods: Middle Ages and Modern Times; she is appointed as a member of the Ministry of Higher Education
- Marina PAGLI / Service régional de l’archéologie à la Drac Hauts-de-France; period: Paleolithic; she is appointed as a member of the Ministry of Culture
- Vanessa ELIZA-GOYEN / Inrap; period: Antiquity; she is named for her membership in Inrap
- Gaël BRKOJEWITSCH / preventive archaeology pole of Metz Métropole; period: Antiquity; he is appointed by virtue of his belonging to an authorized territorial collectivity
- Jean-Luc PIAT / Éveha ; periods: Middle Ages and Modern Times; he is appointed by virtue of his membership in an authorized private operator
- Benjamin CLEMENT/ University of Franche-Comté; period: Antiquity; appointed as specialist
- Stéphane MARION, Regional Department of Archaeology at Drac Grand-Est, Ministry of Culture; period: Metal Age; appointed as specialist
4 persons attending the consultative sessions:
- 1 person from the Inspection, Research and Innovation Delegation (Archaeology College), Ministry of Culture: Murielle LEROY
- the regional curator of archaeology at the Drac Pays de la Loire, Ministry of Culture : Isabelle BOLLARD-RAINEAU
- Regional Curator of Archaeology at Drac Normandie, Ministry of Culture: Nicola COULTHARD
- Director of the Department of Underwater and Underwater Archaeological Research (Drassm) Ministry of Culture: Arnaud SCHAUMASSE
Terms of Reference: March 2, 2021 to March 1, 2025.
Jurisdictions: Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Mayotte, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.
Headquarters: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Martinique.
The Commission shall consist of:
8 deliberative members of which:
1 ex officio member: the prefect of Martinique, region seat, represented by the regional curator of archaeology of Dac Martinique, Ministry of Culture: Lucie CHEHMANA
7 appointed members:
- Christian CRIBELLIER / Sub-Directorate for Archaeology ; specialisation: Urban Archaeology; he is appointed as a member of the Ministry of Culture
- Pierrick FOUÉRÉ / Inrap; period: Pre-Columbian; he is appointed for his membership of Inrap
- Ivan LAFARGE / Bureau du patrimoine archéologique du département de la Seine-Saint-Denis ; period: Middle Ages; he is appointed by virtue of his membership in an authorized territorial collectivity
- Hélène BARRAND-EMAM / Antéa Archéologie ; specialisation: anthropology; she is appointed on the basis of her membership in an accredited private operator
- Benoît BÉRARD / University of the Antilles, Martinique pole; period: Pre-Columbian; he is appointed as a specialist
- Séverine HURARD/ Inrap; periods: Modern and Contemporary; she is appointed as a specialist
- Dominique ROGERS/ University of the West Indies, Martinique Pole; period: colonial history; appointed as specialist
6 persons attending the consultative sessions:
- 1 person from the Inspection, Research and Innovation Delegation (Archaeology College), Ministry of Culture: Jean-Olivier GUILHOT
- the regional curator of archaeology at Dac Guadeloupe, responsible for Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, Ministry of Culture: Jean-François MODAT
- Regional Curator of Archaeology at Dac Guyana, Ministry of Culture: Eric GASSIES
- the regional curator of archaeology at Drac Bretagne, responsible for Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, Ministry of Culture: Yves MENEZ
- the Regional Curator of Archaeology at the Dac of Reunion, in charge of Mayotte, Ministry of Culture : Virginie MOTTE
- Director of the Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (Drassm), Ministry of Culture: Arnaud SCHAUMASSE
When do the territorial commissions for archaeological research meet?
They meet at least twice a year, depending on the number of files to be assessed.