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August 2019

Conference sur l'archéologie. The Neolithic colonisation of Europe tempered by LBK culture (5550-4950 BC) | InrapConference, . Archaeology of Migrations by Jérome Dubouloz, CNRS

The Neolithic colonisation of Europe tempered by LBK culture (5550-4950 BC)

by Jérome Dubouloz, CNRS

The rapid geographic expansion of the agricultural economy, from Hungary towards the English Channel on the one side and towards the Ukraine on the other, is an ongoing topic of debate. It notably questions the importance of human migration versus the migration of ''Ideas", and to what extent each played a part in this process. The theories of colonisation and acculturation are generally considered to be the two opposing interpretations, with a whole host of possible scenarios found in between. A new narrative approach is proposed in looking at this question. It is based on temporal simulations of the LBK cultural model, constructed using a number of environmental, ethological, demographic, economic and anthropological rules, which were extracted from these various fields of study. Occasionally shaped by archaeological knowledge itself, this model allows us to produce simulated "remains" to compare with those which are brought to light through archaeological excavations and their interpretations. Under certain plausible parametric values, this model and the temporal simulation of interactions which it produces bring about a colonisation in space, according to the expected rhythm, density, and forms. This "experimental" approach therefore allows us to determine plausible conditions which better justify the hypothesis of human migration.

May 2019

Christiane et Jean Guilaine Foundation

Created in the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres (France), the Foundation named after the archaeologist and his wife aims to promote his favorite discipline and award every two years a prize of € 10,000.

Author of an autobiography recently published by Odile Laffont, the Carcassonne archaeologist Jean Guilaine summarized the philosophy of the book. Over 450 pages to tell a life "in the service of archeology". A logic that also prevailed when the Protohistory specialist, former teacher of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and the Collège de France, decided to create a Foundation. Baptized with his name and that of his wife Christiane, his unavoidable collaborator, who died in 2016, the Foundation was placed with the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres.

A prize of 10,000 euros awarded every two years

In June 2018, a decree of the Conseil d'Etat authorized the Academy to accept the donation of Jean Guilaine for the Foundation to enter into activity. With a primary goal: "The promotion of a capital period in the evolution of human societies, the Protohistory." From the emergence of the first agrarian societies to the emergence of elaborate social organizations, the Foundation wants to see large. But shows the desire to pay more attention to the Neolithic and the Bronze Age of the Mediterranean and Europe. An ambition that will pass by the awarding of a biennial award to honor a scientist, researcher or academic.

The name of the first laureate of the Foundation's award is known, with the appointment for 2019 of the teacher of the University of Seville, LEONARDO GARCIA SANJUAN, awarded for his work demonstrating the contacts between Levantine zone and Sevillian in 3000 BC .

http://www.aibl.fr/prix-et-fondations/fondations/fondation-christiane-et-jean/

March 2019

ICEMAN

The Movie

The Ötztal Alps, more than 5300 years ago. A Neolithic clan has settled nearby a creek. It is their leader Kelab's responsibility to be the keeper of the group's holy shrine Tineka. While Kelab is hunting, the settlement is attacked. The members of the tribe are brutally murdered, amongst them Kelab's wife and son, only one newborn survives and Tineka is gone. Blinded by pain and fury, Kelab is out for one thing alone vengeance. He sets out after the murderers on what turns into a grand odyssey where he must fight constantly for the infant's survival; against the immense forces of nature; against hunters he encounters; and, amongst the loneliness of the quest, against a growing sense of doubt over the morality of his mission.

Directed By: Felix Randau

Written By: Felix Randau

In Theaters: Mar 15, 2019 Limited

Studio: Omnibus Entertainment

Review: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/movies/the-iceman-review.html

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