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Les collections protohistoriques au musée de Lons-le-Saunier, Centre de Conservation et d’étude René Rémond

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Since its creation in 1817, the Lons-le-Saunier museum has been intended to house all the archaeological objects unearthed in the Jura department. Even if some collections are not included, the reserves contain most of the finds from the Jura. Protohistory plays an important role, with emblematic sites such as the Planches cave or the Chavéria necropolis. However, these collections have different legal statuses: collections listed in the museum's inventory (old collections and recent acquisitions) and collections kept in the museum but whose entry has not been regularised. With the aim of building a new museum, a vast project must be carried out in order to make the necessary acquisitions and document the collections. These steps are essential for the success of the new museum project.