WRITTEN IN FRENCH
This work paints a portrait of the Parisian Seine based on around a hundred objects collected in its bed or on its banks. Some come from random collections carried out during dredging or works. Others come from archaeological excavations of its sources in Burgundy or recent research upstream or downstream from the capital.
The river which has shaped the site of Paris from the Paleolithic to the present day, has received numerous objects that have fallen, thrown away, lost, or moved by the currents. They bear witness to the history of the Seine, its evolution, its developments and its landscapes, but also to its successive populations, their lifestyles, their beliefs or their struggles.
Finally, it is an opportunity to explain some scientific methods used in the interpretation and dating of archaeological remains and objects.
Exhibition in the archaeological crypt and excavations of the Ile de la Cité from 31 January 2024
French
128 pages / 80 illustrations
Éditions Paris Musées
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