Science Bar: “Archaeology: A Science of the Past… Looking Toward the Future!”

Thursday, April 12, 2018, from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Brasserie le Dôme – Montpellier
Free admission (subject to availability)
Archaeology is a scientific discipline dedicated to reconstructing the history of humanity, from its origins to the present day, based on the material remains that have survived. It is based on the study of objects and traces left in the ground by various human settlements (tools, bones, pottery, weapons, jewelry, clothing, coins, footprints, tracks, paintings, buildings, infrastructure, etc.).
Archaeology lies at the intersection of the sciences, and since the 1980s, the generalist has given way to the specialist. Today, archaeologists are scientists and experts in various specialized fields: archaeozoology, archaeogeography, paleobotany, paleometallurgy, carpology, ceramology, funerary archaeology…
This scientific discipline now also draws on new technologies such as satellite detection, digital photogrammetry, and paleogenetic analyses conducted on ancient DNA molecules.
This science-society debate will be moderated by:

• Pierre Camps – Ph.D. in Earth Physics and Chemistry – CNRS Research Director – Geosciences Laboratory – University of Montpellier
• Armelle Gardeisen – Ph.D. in Archaeology – CNRS Research Engineer – Laboratory of Archaeology of Mediterranean Societies (ASM) – Paul Valéry University
• Isabelle Régen – Ph.D. in Egyptology – CNRS Research Engineer – Laboratory of Archaeology of Mediterranean Societies (ASM) – Paul Valéry University

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