News archive
2024
Workshop on the study of archaeological organic matter in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
May 2024
On 28 and 29 May, the "Study of Archaeological Organic Matter in the PACA Region" workshop was co-organised by CEREGE, IMBE and CEPAM. It provided an opportunity for members of these laboratories to discuss metabolomic approaches to the study of archaeological organic substances.
CT scan of a prehistoric bear canine tooth on the MATRIX platform
May 2024
Bear canines from the Tournal archaeological site have been measured for the first time on the Matrix platform's CT scan in order to study their internal structure. This will also enable the material to be digitally archived for spectrometric analysis.
Digitising bones with the Spider scanner
April 2024
Lou Spanneut and Océane Pollet presented the research they are carrying out as part of their studies on a variety of archaeological material from different prehistoric sites in France to secondary school students visiting CEREGE for the Spring Science Fair.
AixMICADAS accelerator used for radiocarbon dating
April 2024
As part of their training, students in the Archaeology, Sciences for Archaeology Masters (Bioarchaeology course) visited the AixMICADAS radiocarbon unit at CEREGE to find out about the analytical infrastructure for radiocarbon dating.
Organic substances for mummification in ancient Egypt
February 2024
Barbara Huber has joined CEREGE's Climate team as a post-doctoral researcher under the SALTO agreement between CNRS and the Max Planck Institute. She will be working with Thibaut Devièse on the study of organic substances used for mummification in ancient Egypt.
Study of the Tournal site stratigraphic plans
January 2024
Lou Spanneut went to Tautavel as part of her thesis at the Centre Européen de Recherches Préhistoriques to study the archives of the Palaeolithic sites of Le Portel and Tournal and to sample a new series of bones and teeth from these sites.
2023
7 projects involving CEREGE funded by Arkaia
December 2023
This year, Arkaia has selected for funding 7 projects in which members of CEREGE are project leaders or collaborators. This demonstrates the significant involvement of CEREGE teams in archaeological issues. The list of funded projects is available on the Arkaia website.
Analysis of a residue from El Guettar
October 2023
Océane Laroche, a doctoral student at LAMPEA, came to carry out micro-XRF analyses on the Matrix platform with the help of Perrine Chaurand in order to characterise the coloured residues present on certain lithic tools that she is studying as part of her thesis.
Excavation at the Châtelperron archaeological site
July 2023
As part of the NeHos project (funded by the ANR), Thibaut Devièse visited the Châtelperron archaeological site to meet the excavation team led by Raphaël Angevin and discuss dating issues at this major site in French prehistory.
Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry Day
June 2023
On 26 June 2023, the geoarchaeology and archaeometry transverse axis was launched. The day gave each CEREGE team the opportunity to present an overview of its activities in relation to the theme and to discuss the outlook for the coming years.