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  • From Human Bone to Object: A Recurring Practice Since Prehistory?

    Musée national de Préhistoire 1, rue du musée, Les Eyzies, France
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    The international conference *From Human Bone to Object: A Recurring Practice Since Prehistory? will take place from October 14 to 16, 2026, at the National Museum of Prehistory.
    It is coordinated by Aline Averbouh, Bruno Maureille, and Nathalie Fourment.

    Organizing Committee: Aline Averbouh, Valérie Delattre, Emilie Lesvignes, Roland Nespoulet, Christine Verna, Nathalie Fourment, Peggy Bonnet-Jacquement, Sophie Ménard, Vanessa Baron
    Scientific Committee: Serge Bahuchet, Henri Duday, Valérie Feruglo, Vincent Hirtzel, Nicolas Goepfert, Caroline Peschaux, Laure Manca, Monica Margarit, Grégory Pereira, Nathalie Richard, Wanda Zinger.

    Open to all audiences, in-person only, registration required.
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  • Presentation of the Exhibition “Recurrence: From Human Bone to Object”

    Musée national de Préhistoire 1, rue du musée, Les Eyzies, France
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    Presentation of the exhibition by Émilie Lesvignes, a prehistoric archaeophotographer, as part of the opening session of the *From Human Bone to Object* conference, on **October 14th from 10:45 to 11:00 AM**, at the National Museum of Prehistory.

    Conference open to all audiences, registration required, in-person only: register for the session.
    More information at https://musee-prehistoire-eyzies.fr/actualite/colloque-os-humain-objet-pratique-recurrente Presentation of the Exhibition "Recurrence: From Human Bone to Object"

  • Is the perforated human tooth just another ornament? Selection, manufacturing, and use during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic in Europe.

    Musée national de Préhistoire 1, rue du musée, Les Eyzies, France
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    Caroline Peschaux will speak as part of the international conference From Human Bone to Object on Thursday, October 15th, from 10:00 to 10:30 AM, during the Personal Ornaments session at the National Museum of Prehistory. The theme of her talk will be: Is the perforated human tooth just another ornament? Selection, manufacturing, and use during the Paleolithic and Mesolithic in Europe

  • Unusual Visit “Clay in All Its Forms”

    Batiment René-Ginouvès 21 allée de l'université, Nanterre, France

    Unusual Visit "Clay in All Its Forms" Dive into the fascinating world of clay like never before: making bricks and building a miniature wall, exploring the technothèque and the knowledge of potters, discovering the origins of sedentism and of earthen and stone architecture… A unique immersion between the past and unusual techniques, at the heart of modern research and its secrets!

    Young and old alike can get their hands in the earth to discover the secrets of raw-earth construction, just like the first builders of the Near East.
    Join us on 16 October at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at UMR TEMPS, in the René-Ginouvès building, on the campus of Université Paris Nanterre.
    Registration is now open until 20 September, don't wait!

    Register for the 10:30 a.m. session
    Register for the 4:30 p.m. session

    Designed and led by Emmanuel Baudouin, Mathilde Jean and Julien Vieugué, this experimental archaeology workshop is organised by UMR TEMPS as part of the CNRS Unusual Visits, with the support of the Île-de-France Meudon Regional Office and in partnership with MSH Mondes.

    And to give you an idea of the workshop, here is a video of the 2025 edition, filmed by Paul Rambaud.

  • The use of spectroscopy in traceology

    Salle 304 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

    Renaud Gosselin (Research Engineer, UMR Trajectoires) will speak on Thursday, October 22nd, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of the Prehistoric Techniques seminar on the topic of the use of spectroscopy in traceology. This session is open to the public.

    Renaud Gosselin (Research Engineer, UMR Trajectoires) will speak on Thursday, October 22nd, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of the Prehistoric Techniques seminar on the topic of the use of spectroscopy in traceology. This session is open to the public.

  • Restitutions of ancestral remains in Tanzania

    Centre Culturel Saint Thomas 2 rue de la Carpe Haute, Strasbourg, France

    Restitutions of ancestral remains in Tanzania. Catherine Baroin will speak on Tuesday, November 3, at the Saint Thomas Cultural Center in Strasbourg, as part of the workshop of the AnceStra program (a project funded by the ERC and led by the EHESS and the Laboratory of Political Anthropology).

  • Traceology applied to macro-tools

    Salle 304 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

    Caroline Hamon (Research Director, UMR 8215 Trajectoire) will speak on Thursday, November 5th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of the Prehistoric Techniques seminar on the topic of traceology applied to macro-tools. This session is open to the public.

  • A Simple and Monotonous Lithic Toolkit? A Functional Reassessment of Some Prejudices in Western European Mesolithic Research

    Salle 304 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

    Colas Guéret (Research Associate, UMR 8068 TEMPS) will speak on Thursday, November 12th, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of the Prehistoric Techniques seminar on the theme:
    "A Simple and Monotonous Lithic Toolkit? A Functional Reassessment of Some Prejudices in Western European Mesolithic Research."
    This session is open to the public.

  • “In Search of Technical Gestures: Traceology and Experimentation Applied to Archaeological Ceramics.”

    Salle 304 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

    Sara Díaz Bonilla (Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, UMR 8068 TEMPS) will speak on Thursday, November 19, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of the seminar "In Search of Technical Gestures: Traceology and Experimentation Applied to Archaeological Ceramics." This session is open to the public.

  • Living on Islands: Traceological Insights into Stone Tool Use in Indigenous Gran Canaria

    Salle 304 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

    Idaira Brito Abrante (Fyssen Postdoctoral Fellow, UMR 7041 ArScAn, VEPMO team) will speak on Thursday, November 26, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of the "Prehistoric Techniques" seminar: "Living on Islands: Traceological Insights into Stone Tool Use in Indigenous Gran Canaria." This session is open to the public.

  • Fakes and Forgers in Prehistoric Archaeology: Reflections Based on Collections of Bone Industry and Portable Art

    Salle 304 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

    Nejma Goutas (Researcher, UMR 8068 TEMPS) will speak on Thursday, December 10, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM as part of the "Prehistoric Techniques" seminar: "Fakes and Forgers in Prehistoric Archaeology: Reflections Based on Collections of Bone Industry and Portable Art." This session is open to the public.