Editing Antibes (section)

===Origins===
Traces of occupation dating back to the early [[Iron Age]] have been found<ref name="Arcelin">Patrice Arcelin, Antibes (A.-M.). Chapelle du Saint-Esprit. In : Guyon (J.), Heijmans (M.) éd. – ''D’un monde à l’autre. Naissance d’une Chrétienté en Provence (IV<sup>e</sup>-VI<sup>e</sup> siècle)''. Arles, 2001, {{p.|179}} (catalogue d’exposition du musée de l’Arles antique).</ref> in the areas of the [[Musée Picasso (Antibes)|castle]] and [[Antibes Cathedral|cathedral]]. Remains beneath the Holy Spirit Chapel show there was an indigenous community with ties with Mediterranean populations, including the Etruscans, as evidenced by the presence of numerous underwater amphorae and wrecks off Antibes.<ref>[Exposition. Marseille, musée d'histoire de Marseille. 2002-2003] ''Les Étrusques en mer: épaves d'Antibes à Marseille'' / sous la dir. de Luc Long, Patrice Pomey, Jean-Christophe Sourisseau. - Marseille : Musées de Marseille; Aix-en-Provence : Edisud, 2002. p 139</ref> However, most trade was with the Greek world, via the [[Phocaean]]s of Marseille.