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Archaeology in French education: work in the département of the Drôme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Philippe Planel*
Affiliation:
5 Hillside, Combe Raleigh, Honiton EX14 0TJ, England

Abstract

The French have long been proud of their prehistoric sites. Lascaux and, more recently, Tautavel and la Grotte Chauvet are part of the national cultural consciousness. This interest in prehistory begins at primary school; Lascaux and Tautavel are specifically mentioned in programmes of study, even though the 1999 programmes have been pruned and ‘lightened’ (alleges). French primary school children all know who ‘Lucy’ was.

Type
Special section: Archaeology in education
Copyright
Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 2000

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