FRENCH LANGUAGE During the 19th century, archaeology found itself at the heart of new political and scientific issues. The archaeological excavations undertaken at the instigation of Napoleon III adopted a very different approach from those carried out by the "antique dealers" of the previous century. Napoleon III intended to follow in Julius Caesar's footsteps and the Commission of Topography of the Gauls was officially invested on July 17, 1858. It undertakes, or subsidizes, until 1879 numerous works to identify archaeological sites in the field. In 1861, Napoleon III acquired the
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