Florian Cousseau

Florian Cousseau
  • Doctor of Archaeology
  • PostDoc Position at University of Geneva

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Independent circular cairns have been observed since the 19th century within long quadrangular mounds. These cairns, called rotundas since 1936 in Great Britain, are present in the west of France but have been little studied. Given the methods and knowledge available at the time, their original discovery did not lead to comprehensive architectural...
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During the 5th millennium Angoumois-type dolmens — tombs comprising a passage and a quadrangular chamber characterized by high-quality stone working — appeared in west-central France. During a recent collective research and evaluation program (2012 – 2015), excavations, multi-method prospecting, and technological and architectural analyses have yie...
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The discovery of a multi-chambered long cairn in central Brittany dating to the Middle Neolithic period challenges previous conceptions of the coastal focus of Neolithic society in this region.
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The aim of this paper is to present the methodology used to study the megalithic architecture of Menjez’s monuments (Akkar, Lebanon), as part of the MEG-A Project - “First megalith builders in the northern Levant” (2022–2025). Twenty-four monuments have been investigated since 2018. The primary objective is to pioneer a comprehensive understanding...
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Thirty years after the discovery of the last megalithic monuments in Sion, two new sites were uncovered during preventive 􏰕or􏰖 in 201􏰒 and 201􏰓. A ne􏰕 necropolis consisting of t􏰕o dolmens defines the first site, Don Bosco. The second one is in continuation eastwards of the famous Petit-Chasseur necropolis. During these two operations, eight stelae...
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The territory of Kosova - Ancient Dardania which occupies a plateau, surrounded by high mountains, midway between the Mediterranean and the larger Balkan expanse – sits at an intersection, where various roadways converge. Its archaeology begins in early prehistory, stretching across the Metal ages, into and through Roman and Medieval times. Within...
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The Bell Beaker Culture in All its Forms contains the proceedings of the 22nd meeting of the ‘Archéologie et Gobelets’ Association which took place in Geneva, Switzerland in January 2021. The book is structured in three parts: Archaeological Material demonstrates how ceramics, lithics, wrist guards, and metal artifacts contribute to our understandi...
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Découverte de nouvelles stèles du Néolithique final dans la ville de Sion (Valais, Suisse).
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Link : https://www.sidestone.com/books/megalithismes-et-monumentalismes-funeraires Depuis vingt ans, le tumulus C de la nécropole de Péré à Prissé-la-Charrière (Deux-Sèvres) fait l’objet de travaux archéologiques menés par une équipe internationale. Cet article en est un bilan. Tout d’abord, la taille imposante des architectures mégalithiques n’es...
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For a long time, elevations have been put aside during archaeological work on megalithism, due to the lack of appropriate methodology for their studies. For 30 years, our knowledge of historical periods architecture has been renewed thanks to the use of building archaeology methodology. To extend research on megalithism, a choice was made to adapt...
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The methods applied to the study of megalithic building have been massively renewed over the past ten years. It is now possible to accurately follow the progress of construction sites, sometimes with surprising results, such as those from the eastern parts of tumulus C of Péré, Prissé-la-Charrière. Access ramps, inclined planes and terraced floors...
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À peine quelques jours après l'ouverture de la nouvelle exposition «Mégalithes d'ici, Mégalithes d'ailleurs» proposée par le Laboratoire d'archéologie préhistorique et anthropologie, la crise du coronavirus nous a contraint de fermer nos portes. En attendant la réouverture de la salle, prévue pour le 1 er septembre, nous avons le plaisir de vous i...
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Ce rapport présente les résultats de la campagne d’études des monuments mégalithiques de Menjez conduites par l’université de Genève en partenariat avec le Musée de préhistoire libanaise et le Château-Musée de Bélesta, sous l’égide de la Direction générale des antiquités du Liban (DGA). Ce travail a été réalisé dans le cadre d’un projet financé par...
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The documentation of paint accompanying the engraved decorations in dolmens in the Iberian Peninsula has en-abled the development of a tested methodology. Its appli-cation to engraved dolmens in Brittany and to materials and architecture in the Orkney Islands has determined the range and variability in the depictions at megalithic sites in Atlantic...
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Les élévations ont peu fait l’objet d’étude lors des explorations des architectures mégalithiques. Les rares relevés sont imprécis pour les orthostates, tandis que les maçonneries sont représentées par un remplissage automatique. Depuis dix ans, l’intérêt pour ces élévations se développe dans l’ouest de la France, avec notamment l’application de l’...
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The southern tumulus of Barnenez, situated on the north coast of Finistère, is one of the most famous Breton megaliths. It was excavated during the 1950s by P.-R. Giot, and the results published in 1987. Since then, data concerning this well-preserved monument have not been updated with the new knowledge regarding megaliths gained over the last thr...
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Megalithic art is a well-known feature of the Neolithic chambered tombs of Atlantic Europe. The surviving evidence consists largely of carved motifs, and, until recently, painted megalithic art was thought to be restricted to western Iberia. Recent discoveries have expanded that distribution, assisted by new methods of detection, recording and anal...
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L’étude des élévations, avec une méthodologie adéquate, peut dévoiler des données importantes sur les architectures pré et protohistoriques. Les sociétés qui les ont construites et/ou utilisées sont également appréhendables au travers du bâti. Cette nouvelle approche, présentée ici, est issue de l’adaptation de l’archéologie du bâti employée pour l...
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Téléchargeable ici : http://www.arqueologiaprehistorica.es/arpi03.html Le terme Barnenez est associé au cairn fouillé et restauré dans les années 1950-1960 par Pierre-Roland Giot. Il semble isolé actuellement mais d’autres édifices limitrophes sont connus et spécialement un second long tumulus au nord du cairn. Ce travail cherche à ramener à la lu...
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Longtemps les Dolmens ne furent étudiés qu’au travers du prisme de leurs composants mégalithiques, surtout présents dans les espaces internes, aux dépends des élévations en petit appareil. Depuis de nombreuses années déjà, les recherches se sont étendues à l’ensemble de la masse tumulaire dont les parois sont souvent construites en petit appareil....
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We propose a workflow of tools and procedures to reconstruct an existing archaeological site as a virtual 3D reconstitution in a large scale immersive system. This interdisciplinary endeavor, gathering archaeologists and virtual reality computer scientists, is the first step of a joint research project with three objectives: (i) propose a common wo...

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