Travelling more over time: making an in-situ exhibit at the Montréal-du-Gers palaeontological site (France).
There are more ancient remains in palaeontological sites than in archaeological ones, and the structures of habitat or the traces of human activity are absent. In the Miocene dig of Montréal-du-Gers, remains of mammals, gastropods and pollen have been found, and they have make it possible for scient...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Catalan |
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2013-06-01
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| Series: | Treballs d'Arqueologia |
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| Online Access: | https://revistes.uab.cat/treballsarqueologia/article/view/3 |
| Summary: | There are more ancient remains in palaeontological sites than in archaeological ones, and the structures of habitat or the traces of human activity are absent. In the Miocene dig of Montréal-du-Gers, remains of mammals, gastropods and pollen have been found, and they have make it possible for scientists to decode the past of the region. Among the fossils extracted, in a good state of conservation, there are four new species. For all these reasons, this site has a high heritage value. Now, it is time to bring this knowledge closer to the public, as well as its process of creation. Therefore, two plannings have been articulated; one for the conditioning and one for interpretive work that will guide the action of the Natural History Museum of Toulouse (Toulouse City Council) about heritage interpretation. The objective of the plan is to develop a geoturism experience, using thematic interpretation and defining the interpretive resources and services to implement in the site. This plan includes a prevision of infrastructures, equipments and media to transmit the message to the visitor in an organized and coherent way.
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| ISSN: | 1134-9263 2339-6490 |