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Supporting archaeological research

Like any scientific discipline, archaeology requires significant financial and human investment. To the best of its ability, ArkeoTopia contributes to the research effort. We believe that small collective actions can lead to advances in science.
We encourage everyone to take part in both simple and complex tasks to enrich archaeological knowledge.
Since its creation, ArkeoTopia has supported both research and its promotion. Discover our latest initiatives and articles.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow
Learn more about the proverb attributed to Ovid on Wiktionary
14th Century old English proverb

Our support initiatives

Since May 2007, our activities have included the following actions:

  • proofreading of articles and monographs in archaeology (spelling, grammar, content) with scientists from the Musée de l’Homme and from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS),
  • papers publication by scientists and making them available online in the Missions – Research section,
  • connecting professionals according to the needs expressed by the organisations and relations of ArkéoTopia (putting an archaeologist specialising in the Gallo-Roman archaeology in contact with the Musée de Coulommiers to facilitate the establishment of their inventory),
  • digitization or retouching of images, material analysis (assignment of function to artefacts for the Artefacts program led by Michel Feugère – CNRS),
  • finding of partners for the realisation of research work (finding of laboratories and industrial companies to help in the research by Christopher Kilgore on Palaeolithic rope; Artefacts program with the Ministry of Culture running Joconde and with the European program Ariadne),
  • logistics such as assistance for setting up and storing equipment for occasional events (the Asnep association for Heritage Days; the French Wiki Loves Monuments contest around cultural heritage for the selection of photos and organization),
  • representing archaeology to interface with local projects (hosting the stand for Wikimedia France), national projects (archaeologists presenting the Artefacts project at EAA and reporting on French work in international conferences), and also European projects (administrator to represent the French contribution to the Disco project),
  • enrichment of knowledge bases such as Wikipedia (Access to WikiTopia party workshops),
  • assistance in the communication of actions contributing to research (assistance in the production of the flyer presenting the Artefacts program; article on the European Association of Archaeologists in the journal Archéologia; attendance at WikiData workshops and dissemination on networks) or to its promotion (training workshops as part of WikiTopia party),
  • funding to facilitate training actions related to archaeology (material for Mylène Trouillet’s Master’s thesis),
  • expertise on setting up research tasks (experimental protocol, writing an excavation report, writing a scientific article, taking pictures for scientific purposes, etc.), development tasks (setting up exhibitions) and project management for international organisations (HCEHCR committee), associations (Caledonian sea fortunes, Pandrata Circle) and volunteer archaeologists.
 Helping professionals in connection with archaeology to carry out their work Talking about archaeological organisations Supporting a research program - representing it at conferencesHelping finance equipment © ArkéoTopiaProviding communication expertise to enhance research programs

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Artefacts, an encyclopedia of objects accessible to everyone

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Screenshot of the “Aerial photographs by Jacques Dassié” category organized by ArkeoTopia
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An Archaeologist Enters Wiki Loves Monuments Contest

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A winning photo from the 2019 international edition of Wiki Loves Monuments / CC BY-SA 4.0 Marian Naworski, 2019 on Wikimedia Commons
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Wiki Loves Monuments: a contest for Archaeology

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ArkeoTopia & Artefacts: a fruitful collaboration

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