April 2012 in Timbuktu: Al-Quaïda soldiers,in the Maghreb, threaten to destroy the rare manuscripts of the city. A librarian organises a network in order to put them in a safe place.

How does a new, hi-tech, detection system reveal the existence of Mayan buildings and a network of connections between previously unknown cities? The Franco-Guatemalan Naachtun project helps explain.

How the discovery of a 3,400-year-old Sumerian hymn challenged the theories about the origins of occidental music.

For the seventh novel from the series Drôles d’aventures (Strange Adventures), the publishing house Gallimard Jeunesse invites readers to discover the marvelous world of archeology in the Pakistan province of Baluchistan. Friendship, adventure and danger intertwine with real facts to give the reader a fun and enriching experience. The book is supported by Bernard Gabriel’s quality storyline and Philippe Biard’s beautiful black and white illustrations.