🏛️ Arelate-Petit Merle
Roman archaeological site in Provence
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, France
- Period: Roman, 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Status: Archaeological excavation site; remains accessible to researchers and organised groups
- Significance: Settlement remains from Roman Arelate, an important Mediterranean port city
Arelate-Petit Merle represents an archaeological stratum of the Roman settlement of Arelate, modern Arles. The site preserves structural remains, artefacts, and stratigraphic evidence spanning the Imperial period. Excavations have revealed domestic and commercial structures reflecting the settlement's role within the broader urban system of Roman Provence ...