"Grottes ornées de la préhistoire" Conférence de Chiara Martini-Picot

The decorated caves of prehistory - how does archaeology study and interpret these sites?
Lascaux, Chauvet, Arcy-sur-Cure, Cosquer... these names conjure up caves and eras so remote in time that they are hard to imagine.
Each decorated cave site bears witness to the actions and thoughts of the men and women who created and admired them before us.
How do archaeologists explore and study these sites? What techniques are used to date the paintings and objects that have been found? How do they come up with interpretations of these emblematic places in human history?
We take a journey back to the earliest days of prehistory, accompanying the scientists who work every day to understand and analyse these extraordinary places.

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