Neolithic and Bronze Age Studies in Europe : From Material Culture to Territories: Proceedings of the XVIII Uispp World Congress 4-9 June 2018, Paris, France Session I-4 -Language: french

Marie Besse is Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the University of Geneva and is Director of the Laboratory of Prehistoric Archaeology and Anthropology at the same university. Her research focuses on the European Neolithic, and more specifically on the Bell Beaker phenomenon. She has conducted excavations on settlement sites, such as that of the Petit- Chasseur in Sion (Valais, Switzerland) as well as ritual sites like the Eremita cave (Piedmont, Vercelli, Italy).

François Giligny is Professor of Archaeological Methodology at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Experienced in preventive archaeology, he has conducted research and excavations in the Paris basin. Scientific Director for the magazine « Les Nouvelles de l'archéologie », he is involved in two UISPP Commissions for which he organised the 18th Congress in 2018 in Paris. His main areas of research include the European Neolithic, ceramic technology, archaeological methodology, digital heritage and digital archaeology.