Who are we?

ArkeoTopia’s Administration and Board of Directors

Jean-Olivier Gransard-Desmond

President

Archaeologist specialized in iconography of animals, and co-founder of ArkeoTopia

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Associate researcher at the Laboratoire Archéologie et Archéométrie du CNRS (UMR 5138) and member of the European Association of Archaeologists (EAA).

If you would like to know more about him, the communication service investigated and reported on the origins of ArkeoTopia in this interview (in French).

Chris Esnault

General Secretary

Head of communications specialized in event management, and co-founder of ArkeoTopia

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An unconventional colleague, she turned to archaeology after working in agrochemistry and the pharmaceutical industry. Discover how a position as a communications officer can lead to getting involved in archaeology (in french) and find out more about her on her personal web site www.angibous-esnault.fr.

Margarida Ataïde

Administrator

Honorary archaeologist specialised in medieval funerary sites - translator and sworn interpreter

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Combining my passion and my profession, I joined ArkeoTopia as a volunteer translator in 2019. I also contribute to the WikiTopia Archives program. I particularly appreciate their projects aimed at outreach and popularization of archeology as well as its expansion to at the international level.

Dominique Rochard

Administrator

Former public relations, events and fund raising officer

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I joined Arkeotopia from the beginning of the adventure, mostly for friendship, but since then I really developed a taste for this fascinating discipline. I help the association in various areas: translation, administration, proofreading and fieldwork.

ArkeoTopia Contributors

Sylvain Rey

Archaeologist (Master’s degree) specialized in the French medieval period, Science Ambassador for Arkaeo Secrets and ArkaeoKids.

Élodie Rotté

Archaeologist (Master’s degree) specialized in the Iron Age and the beginning of the Hellenistic period in Egypt and the surrounding area, with training in public outreach for archaeology. Science Educator and Ambassador for ArkaeoKids.