ArkeoTopia missions and activities

ArkeoTopia is for everyone, not only for archaeology and heritage professionals. To know more about our activities and even meet us to discuss them, please discover our different actions and join us on occasion. The activities of ArkeoTopia are divided into 5 main themes:

Scientific Popularization

Arkaeo Secrets and ArkaeoKids for our pedagogy branch, science and cultural workshops for children and teenagers
Edutainment resources with the collection of The World of Augustin like My Archaeology Book, the archaeological adventures of Augustin books and free resources associated to this universe
ArkaeOdysseys, discovery tours of museums, heritage places and other surprises in Paris and elsewhere
conferences which will make you discover the Human History through its artistic productions, but also its technical productions
Scientific and cultural events participation in local (Summer of Solidarity in the 7th arrondissement), national (Fête de la Science), European (European Heritage Days, European Researchers’ Night) or international (National Archaeology Day)

General Education and Vocational Training

ArkaeoCenter: archaeology and art history courses, personalized or in groups
orientation help and career counseling for high school to university students
ArtKaeo: drawing classes

Scientific Research

ArkéoTopia’s members and the organization carry out research activities from the participation in colloquiums to the follow-up of programmed excavations through the Meetings around European Archaeology (MEA).

Defense of the Interests of Archaeological Research

Championing the scientific research in archaeology through its own projects like Arkethics or in association with public and private existing organizations like Afnor expertise, ArkeoTopia helps to defend the interests of archaeological research in France and around the world.

Participation in Research Effort

When it is possible, ArkeoTopia contributes to the research effort helping for proofreading, digitization assistance, material study, field work, etc.

If you can't see the videos, follow the links for the capsule History, a challenge for the future (English subtitling)
and the capsule The 5 pillars of ArkeoTopia (English subtitling)

Find us on the official Facebook of ArkeoTopia

The Aventure, a shipwreck that still talks

Published: Sunday, 29 April 2018 19:30
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Although the coasts of New Caledonia have always been the scene of countless shipwrecks, that is unknown shipwrecks brought to the attention of ArkéoTopia, another way for archaeology by one of its members which led to the refloating of the Aventure in terms of research. The first official excavation of the Corvette in 1975 by ship's lieutenant, Patrick Banuls, and the documents which came from it, led ArkéoTopia to collaborate with Fortunes de Mer Calédonniennes (Nouméa) on a new excavation of the wreck in July 2018. Before the results and the reports of the excavation comparing the 1975 and 2018 operations are published, we will go through a little bit of history: on one hand, the journey of Eugène du Bouzet, captain of the Aventure at the time of the shipwreck in 1855 and that of the French Navy corvette, against the backdrop of the geo-political context of the time, and on the other hand, the adventure of the first mission in 1975.

Supporting archaeological research

Published: Friday, 04 August 2017 11:17
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As any other scientific discipline, archaeology requires a financial and human investment which often exceeds the means at its disposal. To the extent of its capabilities, ArkéoTopia, another way for archaeology, is participating in the research effort with the belief that it is the small streams that make the big rivers.

Small streams make big rivers

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Wiktionary proverb presentation

Utilizing today’s heritage for tomorrow

Published: Tuesday, 23 May 2017 10:18
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« Knowing how to utilize today’s heritage for tomorrow » is the reflection that came to mind after having read the Arcachon Aquarium-Museum’s petition and studied the reasons behind it’s appeal for support.

Daily life and Archaeology, which applications?

Published: Tuesday, 23 May 2017 10:21
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For the 2^nd National Archaeology Day, ArkéoTopia® and the Center for Ancient Studies and Archaeology are pleased to invite to take part in :

Archeological research in our daily life in the 21^st century
Practical Applications and Challenges
Saturday, 20 October 2012
From 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm in U.S.
From 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm in France
Free Admission

From Professional to Amateur: links to rebuild

Published: Tuesday, 23 May 2017 10:09
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At the 16th annual meeting of the European Association of Archeologists (EAA), ArkéoTopia realised that, throughout the world, the professionalisation of archeology has led to a split between amateur archeologists, be they erudite locals, members of associations, or from learned societies, and professional archeologists.

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