To meet the dwarfs and giants of the Mediterranean

“Men and ocean” cycle organized by the Terra Amata Prehistory Museum with the support of the Association of Friends of the Museum (SEPTA) created by Patricia Valensi and Bertrand Roussel.

Conference by Patricia Valensi and Bertrand Roussel

• Doctor in Prehistory, HNHP, UMR 7194 : CNRS-MNHN-UPVD – IPH Foundation, Lab. de Préhistoire Nice-Côte d’Azur
• Director of the Museums of Archaeology of Nice

The isolation of fauna on the Mediterranean islands has led to particular developments. Today we discover fossils of elephants and dwarf hippootamus, as well as giant rats and rabbits. Some of these fossils have probably served as inspiration for mythological stories.

This conference is part of the Ocean Thematic and Prehistoric Civilizations of the Les Rendez-vous des Arts et de la Culture Program