Le colloque « Virtual Retrospect » réunit tous les acteurs des sciences humaines et sociales qui usent de la 3D comme un outil d’aide à la recherche.

The archeological approach is based on productions of various kinds, which have been established at some moment in the past, and which have evolved up to their aspects at the excavation time.

The term “production” refers to all processes that leads to the creation of material goods – whether it is a building, a manuscript, clothing, or a tool for example.

The production’s scope is an essential aspect in the material culture of ancient societies approach. It is about reviewing interactions between humans and their environment through strategies that an individual or a group establishes to create something.

La notion de « culture matérielle » est fondamentale et omniprésente dans l’étude des anciennes sociétés. La littérature scientifique sur le sujet est si abondante que parfois cela devient difficile d’en tirer un sens.

A noção de cultura material é fundamental e onipresente no estudo sobre as sociedades antigas. A literatura cientifica desse assunto é tão abundante que as vezes, é difícil lhe conferir um sentido.

The notion of material culture is fundamental and ubiquitous in the study of ancient societies. The scientific literature on this subject is so abundant that it is sometimes difficult to make sense of it.

In letter 32 addressed to Sulpicius Severus, Paulinus of Nola offers his friend several tituli to be inscribed into the religious complex of Primuliacum – “immaterial” inscriptions almost contradictions in their own terms.

Contrary to the current – erroneous – idea of the Middle Ages as a period of illiteracy, writing was an extremely important and valued activity back then.

Grave goods found inside Early Medieval tombs have aroused the interest of many since the moment they were buried in the ground. These artifacts continued to play different roles, even after the end of the Middle Ages

What did “barter” mean in ancient societies? Back at the times when men organized themselves in simple societies, people exchanged things, products, goods, in order to satisfy a vital need

The protohistoric period in Europe is the theater of very diverse funeral treatments, from simple burial as it is most often envisaged, to cremation, including specific positioning, remodeling of tombs, recovery of bones, etc.