Par Maximilien Regnier
Published on Jun 6 22 at 11:32
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If you miss the movie “Ice Age”, dive back into prehistoric times on the weekend of June 18 and 19, 2022 at Saint-Prest (Eure-et-Loir). Various activities will be offered to the public as part of the European Archeology Days. Several places in the town will be taken over to offer the public an immersion in the time of the Prehistory.
This party follows on from the Mammoths! Giants in the Eure Valley, hosted at the Museum of Fine Arts in Chartres, which closes this Sunday. This animation presents a paleontological site discovered in Saint-Prest in the 19th century, where animal fossils (mammoths, deer, hippos, etc.) had been brought to the surface.
Here are some example animations:
▶ Au Wood Tachot of Saint-Presta series of fun activities will be offered throughout the weekend to learn about lighting a fire and creating prehistoric ornaments.
▶ On Saturday June 18 at 5 p.m. on Place Charles-Moulin in Saint-Prest, Amélie Vialet, lecturer in paleoanthropology at the MNHN and her team will present the latest research carried out on the Saint-Prest site.
▶ The site where the Saint-Prest deposit was discovered will be exceptionally accessible to the public on Saturday and Sunday. Two theatrical performances will take place before the presentation of the premises. The unique Saturday visit is scheduled for 3:45 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.
You can also find a film screening or a discovery of books for children on the subject…
Excavations accessible to the public
Two excavation sites will also be open in Chartres to present the remains discovered. The first will be held in the work area of the Pôle Gare. On June 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., archaeologists will present the archaeological relics discovered on the site, dating from antiquity to the 19th century.
The second will be located on theformer Gallo-Roman sanctuary of Saint-Martin-du-Val, in Chartres. It is one of the largest sites of its kind known to date and will be accessible from June 17 to 19. It has been excavated every year by archaeologists from Chartres Métropole since 2006. The European Archeology Days are an opportunity to present the progress of research.
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