La fabrique des anges
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Date
September 25, 2026
Location
Paléosite, Saint-Césaire
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A lecture by Valérie Delattre, archaeo-anthropologist at the Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap), on perinatal death and the place of infants in ancient societies. Delattre examines how communities from antiquity through the eighteenth century devised ritual and practical strategies to cope with infant loss — at a time when a quarter of children died at birth and another quarter did not survive weaning — as revealed through funerary archaeology. Hosted at the Paléosite in Saint-Césaire, the lecture is free and open to the public.
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Neither a traditional museum nor a theme park, the Paleosite of Saint-Césaire is a unique museum space associated with an interpretation center dedicated to Neanderthals. Located near a major archaeological site, it is a place designed to help people understand, explore, and experience prehistory through immersive experiences and activities accessible to all.
