Egypte

Masque de Toutankhamon (musée du Caire)

Irlande

Détails du chaudron du Musée des Antiquités Nationales (Dublin)

Égypte

chapelle de la paix à Bagawat, détail de l'arche de Noé

Syrie

la forteresse d'Alep

France

pont-levis d'un château de Mayenne

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As an archeological organization, ArkéoTopia contributes to the diffusion of the best scientific and technical culture. In order to make knowledge, know-how and interpersonal skills relatives to archaeological research available to as many people as possible, we regularly organize popularization actions.More...

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Supporting young generations and helping to train in new research practices are one of the objectives of the training mission at ArkéoTopia. Passionate people, college students, students and professionals will find personalized courses and a support adapted to their needs.More...

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Like any scientific discipline, archeology objective is to produce knowledge. ArkéoTopia participates in this action through quality research according to the specialties of its members and partnerships established with laboratories, universities and other actors of the scientific research.More...

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Defending scientific research in archeology means contributing to better protection of the heritage, to sustainable relationships and scientific integrity between the various actors in research (professionals, volunteers, citizens, politicians) as well as contributing to an evolution in knowledge and practices specific to archaeological research.More...

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As a scientific discipline, archeology requires a financial and human investment which often exceeds the means at labs and universities disposal. To the extent of its possibilitie, ArkéoTopia participates in the research effort by helping to simple tasks (proofreading, digitization, etc.) and complex tasks (studies, fieldwork, expertise, etc.).More...

The only science is that of the measurable and of the calculable.
Critica raţiunii utilitare, Editura Dacia, 2000, p. 73

Alain Caillé // Sociologist

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do!
Swiss humanitarian, businessman and social activist. Nobel Peace Prize and co-founder of the Red Cross

Jean-Henri Dunant // Businessman

Science is a constant transgression of the frontier of knowledge
Que faire à Paris, « Jean-Olivier Gransard-Desmond, archéologue atypique ! », 2017

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My Archaeology Book - Discovering archaeology for young one between 5 to 11 years old
Thanks to My Archaeological Book, young ones will enter the world of archeology in an educational and fun way. To become young archaeologists, they will have to fulfill many missions where coloring, drawing, reflection, research, reading and many other surprises are waiting for them. On the way which will also lead them to the discovery of French and foreign heritage, they will be accompanied by Augustine and all his friends.

To know more about Augustine's archaeological world...

The oldest instruments in the world?

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Published: 29 September 2020
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Several archaeological sites in the Swabian Jura, Germany, have led to the discovery of Paleolithic flutes in recent decades. In 2012, precise dating showed that these flutes are probably the oldest known human musical instruments.

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WikiTopia Archives by ArkéoTopia

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Published: 19 May 2020
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The WikiTopia Archives program launched in March 2018 by the association ArkéoTopia®, another way for archaeology, aims to encourage the digitization of archival documents belonging to private individuals in order to ensure their free and public distribution as well as the study of these documents via Open source tools.

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Was there a trade between Vikings and American Indians?

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Published: 24 April 2020
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We used to think that the Vikings from Greenland who landed in North America only had unfriendly encounters with American Indians. Excavations on Baffin Island reveals that there may have been a commercial trade between the Scandinavians and the Dorsets.

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What is really archaeology for?

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Published: 25 April 2020
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How many times have we heard the following comments “Archeology is fascinating, but I think it is more useful to donate money for a healthcare or an NGO working in a developing country”. Of course, this choice seems obvious as archeology is still so much associated with dreams and a pleasant pastime with absolutely no consequences in our daily life. It is time to change this vision and to consent that archeology has got consequences in our daily life for more than two centuries now. Discover how archeology get a strong social impact in our daily lives and how it changes our understanding of the Stranger.

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What was Cocoliztli?

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Published: 24 April 2020
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A team of German researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and the Institute for Archaeological Sciences of Tubingen University could have identified the nature of the disease that decimated the Aztecs in the 16th century.

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