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Grands Sites Archeologiques, France
Edited by the Ministry of Culture and Communication, France, the GSA-website hosts a sum of websites concerning pre- and proto-history, ancient and medieval time on the actual teritory of France and outside France. The results of research are designed for both scientist and amateur. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/fr/index.htm Aerial Archaeology in Northern France Roger Agache, pioneer of aerial archaeology in France, reveals the methods to seeing and interpreting the terrain from above. The discoveries, coming from aerial photography in Picardy, are introduced through photographs and watercolors. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/aerien/fr/index.html Underwater Archaeology, France At the bottom of the sea lay the wrecks of ancient ships and archaeological sites such as the caves of Cosquer. A fascinating discovery of this sunken world and an outline of the archaeological techniques for underwater sites and excavation of wrecks, methods of restitution, analysis and of conservation of these relics. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/archeosm/fr/index.html [Back to Top] |
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| [Paleolithic] | |
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The Cave of Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc, France
The web-surfer can explore the caves, which are today inaccessible to the public. On a virtual visit to the caves you can investigate in detail the wall paintings and marvel at the talent of the prehistoric artists who depicted hundreds of animals. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/fr/index.html The Cave of Lascaux, France A virtual visit to the caves of Lascaux based upon scientific exploration. A journey through this Prehistoric sanctuary unites an aesthetic experience to an educational introduction in Prehistoric art. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/fr/index.html The Tautavel Man, France In 1971, between the mountains and the sea, against the walls of the Pyrenees, came the discovery of a human skull dating back 450,000 years. This find gave us insight into prehistoric life, and enabled the reconstruction of the physical appearance of a prehistoric human called by archaeologists: The Tautavel Man. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/tautavel/francais/index.htm [Back to Top] |
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| [Neolithic] | |
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Çatalhöyük, Turkey
This Web site is designed for those interested in the ongoing excavations at Çatalhöyük, Turkey. Its aim is to provide information about the activities of the Project and of the different aspects of the research being conducted at Çatalhöyük catal.arch.cam.ac.uk/catal/catal.html Central Anatolian Neolithic e-Workshop The "Central Anatolian Neolithic e-Workshop" is an archaeological project on Internet, set up to debate some specific issues concerning the prehistory of Central Anatolia. The workshop makes use of a private discussion list of scholars preliminary to an international "Table Ronde" to be held on 23-24 November 2001 in Istanbul (Turkey) www.chez.com/canew/index.htm People of the Lakes - Chalain and Clairvaux, France Along the shore of Lake Chalain and Lake Clairvaux, in Jura, the vestiges of Neolithic villages have been remarkable well preserved underneath the water level allowing us to reconstruct the daily life of the first agricultural peoples who, strangely, had chosen to construct their homes on stilts over the lakes. The results of research are designed for both scientist and amateur. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chalain/fr/index.html Megaliths in Morbihan, France Through a comprehensive visit to the four major monuments: Carnac, Locmariaquer, Gavrinis and the Petit-Mont dArzon, the art of Neolithic Age sculptors, and the framework of their life and civilization is explored in encyclopedic detail. The results of research are designed for both scientist and amateur. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/megalithes/fr/index.html The Harsova Tell, Romania In original illustrations, graphs, images and their descriptions, life during the Chalcolithic and Neolithic periods in prehistoric villages on the Harsova Tell is reconstructed through research by the Franco-Romanian collaboration. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/harsova/fr/index.html [Back to Top] |
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| [Bronze Age] | |
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Technological Style in Early Bronze Age Anatolia
A Dissertation Proposal Presented to The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations by Elizabeth S. Friedman, 1998 http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/DISPROP/Friedman_diss.html Mochlos Excavation Project A The Mochlos Excavation Project in eastern Crete is pleased to join the array of active archaeological projects now accessible via the Internet. This web site is designed to acquaint the public at large with the results of the excavation and with its latest publications. It is only an introduction to the project... http://www.uncg.edu/~jssoles/Mochlos/first.html Bronze Age in Bulgaria by Dr. Lolita Nikolova http://archweb-bg.cilea.it/bronze.htm Mastaba of Akhethétep, Egypt In 1903, the decorated temple from the tomb of the Egyptian Prince Akhethetep, has been transported to the Louvre. This on-line visit proposes CG images of the architecture of the monument, a panoramic of the vault with its carved decoration, and an interactive translation of the hieroglyphs, photographs and diagrams. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/saqqara/fr/index.html The Eternal Monuments of Ramses II, Egypt Two exceptional monuments from the reign of Ramses The Second, fruit of research by the Scientific Franco-Egyptian collaboration conducted at Thebes of Ramesseum, the temple of the royal cult built to the glory of the Pharaoh, and his tomb, found in The Valley of the Kings. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/thebes/fr/index.html [Back to Top] |
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| [Iron Age] | |
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The Oppidum at Entremont, France
During the second century BC, in the countryside behind Marseille, in Entremont, a fortress of ancient Gaul leaves us abundant testimony to their way of life. Evidence of dwellings, tools, jewels, and other objects of daily life witness to an advanced technology of that era. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/entremont/fr/index.html [Back to Top] |
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| [Roman Age] | |
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Ancient Paris, France
Lutetia becomes "real" over the Internet.The 3D reconstructions of the town and of its gallo-roman monuments (the forum, the theater etc.), the special use of archaeological objects, as, also, the superimposer of the yesterday town to the actual city offer a special vision over the Ancient Paris. The results of research are designed for both scientist and amateur. http://www.paris.culture.fr Ancient Vienne, France Vienne, the capital of Allobroges and Lyon the capital of the Gauls, neighbors separated by 30 kilometers, compete for the honor of having the most striking monuments of the ancient Gallo-Roman world. Close to two hundred illustrated documents evoke the lust for life of the ancient Viennois. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/vienne/fr/index.html [Back to Top] |
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| [Medieval Age] | |
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The Abbey of Saint-Germain of Auxerre, France
An oratory of simple style from the Fifth Century, the church in Auxerre dedicated to Saint Germain, underwent a very particular development in the 9th century. Through a presentation of the handwritten productions, architectural and pictorial creations of the monastic school of Auxerre, an exploration of this intellectual and artistic apogee is offered the public. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/auxerre/fr/index.htm Excavations on the site of Colletiere, France About a thousand years ago, some people settled on Lake Paladru, between Lyon and Grenoble, and organized their life on the wooded shore of the lake. Due to the excavation of site at Colletière, the life of the peasant knights of the first millennium had been reconstructed. http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/charavines/fr/index.htm [Back to Top] |
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