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Participate in the creation of a European Standard for cultural heritage
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- Published: 29 October 2020
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In 2019, the European working group CEN/TC 346/WG 14 “Monitoring of archaeological deposits” joined the standardization commission “Conservation of cultural heritage” (CNCBC) created in 2004. Public and private professionals as well as archaeological research volunteers are all concerned by the future standard about managing archaeological deposits. That’s why ArkéoTopia, another way for archeology® joined the European working group in December.
WikiTopia Archives by ArkeoTopia
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- Published: 19 May 2020
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The WikiTopia Archives program launched in March 2018 by the association ArkéoTopia®, an alternative approach to 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.
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.
Trip to Fayoum
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- Published: 01 May 2020
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Discover the Fayoum region with Anne Radigue. For this out of the way destination, Anne tells us about the cultural and natural wonders that she discovered in this region during her tourist trip in October 2019.