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The media are talking about us in the press, on television, on the radio and on the Internet. Take a look at some of the highlights for ArkeoTopia, an alternative approach to archaeology.
![]() "According to the archaeologist, children's passion for this scientific activity is also linked to the imagination of youngers and their appetite for fantastic stories. "There is often a mythological dimension to archaeology that children really enjoy. As with Playmobil, they like to tell stories," he says. |
![]() A beautiful adventure for these young persons, some of whom already know the book like Maëlys, who had liked “the original writing and the presence of real elements”. |
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On the occasion of the À l’Eure du livre trade show organised by Hélène Blanc on Saturday, 5 October 2019, the journalist Olivier Bohin from the Écho Républicain interviewed Christiane Angibous-Esnault about the archaeological adventures of Augustin’s gang.
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![]() About My Archaeology Book 5-8 years old, Isabelle Duran writes: Thanks to its light tone and the characters Alex and Lisa, the reader becomes very quickly a player as one puts themselves in the shoes of an archaeologist. Astounding discoveries are yours! There is nothing better than that to kindle the desire to discover for oneself, to go into the research in depth through other suitable sources (books, documentaries, albums related to the same topic) in order to learn more about history." About My Archaeology Book 5-8 years old, Isabelle Duran concludes: This is a unique book, made very real by archaeology specialists, it is playful, and arouses children’s interest in this rewarding occupation. |
![]() "There were a lot of families who came to stock up on books to spend a cozy autumn. Thus, Elodie and Elisa, two 10 year-old sisters will share Panique au château, Le secret de la carte postale, Tina et Jeanne de Mortepaille.” |
TV show dedicated to the Mission Aventure with the presentation of Fortune de Mer Calédoniennes and ArkeoTopia’s work, associations specialised in archaeological excavations, who went to explore the wreck of the Adventure and the surrounding area. The Entre Terre et Mer team was able to follow them to better understand their methods and the story of the shipwreck. |
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Caroline Antic-Martin and Claude Lindor’s report, Les secrets de l'Aventure de 1855 dévoilés aux Kuniés (The 1855 Aventure secrets unveiled to the Kunie people), La 1ère channel, 3 August 2018 TV-news. |
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Gilles Mainvis, "L'archéologie révélée aux enfants à l'occasion du Salon du Livre" (Archaeology explained to Children on the Occasion of the Book Fair), L'Éclair 126, culture section, July-August 2018, p. 14
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S. C., "Claire Combettes : vulgariser l’archéologie", (Claire Combettes: popularising archaeology) Le Ploërmelais, 13 février 2017.
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![]() “What interests me is women in archaeology, an archaeologist says. Jeanne Dieulafoy has a page because she got the Legion of Honor, but the other ones..." It is the limit of participatory encyclopaedia: Wikipedia reflects the world of those who write it. Yet, only 20% of the contributors are female." |
Social Good Week, "Retour sur la remise des prix Wiki Loves Monuments" (Wiki loves Monuments award ceremony review), 6 December 2016.
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Naly Gérard, "Ces associations éprises de nos bastides" (theses associations captivated by our bastides), La Vie, 5 September 2016, p. 75."This exchange is not frequent, professional researchers not being enough interested in non-professional works, as Jean-Olivier Gransard-Desmond, self-employed archaeologist and president of ArkeoTopia (www.arkeotopia.org), which forges links between “professionals” and “non-professionals”, laments. “This collaboration should be a pillar of heritage preservation,” he claims. “We should follow Great Britain's example and its community archaeology, where volunteers and archaeologists by trade constantly discuss with each other. If professionals were the only ones in charge of heritage, it would be the end of archaeology..." |
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Claude Tran, "L’archéologie pour les chercheurs ...Et les enfants chercheurs" (Archaeology for researchers... And kids researchers), Educavox - Interview from 4 September 2014, online on https://educavox.fr/accueil/interviews/l-archeologie-pour-les-chercheurs-et-les-enfants-chercheurs. |
![]() Histoire Antique 40, Nov/Dec 2008, p. 12. Download the article by clicking on the link |
![]() Presentation of the project on Ireland (archaeology seminar in English, visit of the expo Gaulois, an amazing exhibit in la Villette and language study holiday in Dublin) made with the year 8 class of the secondary school Gabriel Fauté of Paris thanks to its English teacher Ms Nabila Souaber. To see a report in pictures of that wonderful experience, go to the blog https://lewebpedagogique.com/classedublin/ |
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![]() The 7th has opened its columns to the presentation of associations of its quarter, of which ArkeoTopia is one. Download the article by clicking on the link. |
![]() CADECS is the Coordination of Economic, Cultural and Social Development Associations of Paris. Interview conducted by Matthieu Puttemans with our president. For those who would like to try to understand even more the object of ArkeoTopia and its position, this text can shed new light. Download the article by clicking on the link |