INTERNATIONAL PRESALES

Recipes from prehistory

Upcoming January 2022 LOOKING FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESALES Since the dawn of time, food has been one of the primary concerns of humanity. Today, new techniques allow us to discover and understand facets of our ancestors hitherto totally unknown. This research is giving rise to new knowledge about their metabolism, their nutrition and their "cooking" techniques long before the advent of agriculture. They reveal that beyond simply providing the body with the energy to survive, food has in fact greatly contributed to making our species what it is today in the fields of anatomy, genetics, and our social habits. So what did our prehistoric ancestors eat? How did they prepare their meals, how did they store their food? So many questions that remain to be explored ...

Cosquer Cave, Prehistoric peoples and the sea

Upcoming May 2022 In the South-East of France, thirty years ago, a fabulous discovery was made: the Cosquer Cave. Today, the creation of an identical replica of this prehistoric gem is a true scientific adventure. Its opening is scheduled for 2022, near in Marseille and it will be an important event. The adventure surrounding this cave, which faces the sea and is adorned with paintings of marine animals, is unique in the world. It will give us the opportunity to conduct an unprecedented archaeological investigation into the occupation of the maritime region during Prehistory. Were our hunter-gatherer ancestors also fishermen? What role did marine resources play in exchanges between nomadic communities? Did the littoral zone already serve as navigation routes for them?

Recipes from the neolithic era

Upcoming June 2022 Looking for international presales During the Neolithic period, how did the birth of agriculture and livestock cultivation bring about a revolution in our ancestors’ diet? Why, at first, did this abrupt change endanger the health of mankind? How would this new diet also have major consequences on the anatomical, genetic and cognitive evolution of humans? What role did the birth of culinary culture, of knowledge in the preparation and preservation of dishes, play in this process? So many questions that remain to be explored ...

The Big Burn

UPCOMING JANUARY 2022 LOOKING FOR INTERNATIONAL PRESALES "Our home is burning." At a level never before seen by humankind. Fires that are more intense than ever are killing, ravaging, and destroying everything in their path. In Australia, California, the Amazon and Sweden the phenomenon of mega-fires reveals our own contradictions in the manner that we co-exist with nature. Have we really measured the true extent of global warming? How can we resist against its progress? Should we reconsider our relationship with fire and rethink our relationship with nature? Scientists closely studying devastated ecosystems, firefighters at the forefront of large fires, and forest management officials are trying to help us better understand how this new phenomenon is disfiguring our planet.