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Prehistoric Cave Artworks in Southern France and Beyond with Dr. Guillaume Durand
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Passionate about the regions and countries at the crossroad of civilizations, Guillaume Durand Ph.D. has long standing expertise in Ancient art and archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean Basin. Assistant dean and professor in archaeology and art history at the Institute for American Universities and the American College of the Mediterranean in Aix-en-Provence, France, Guillaume has traveled many times in Iran during these six past years in order to study the Persian Empires. He is also a tourist guide / lecturer in this country for French citizens.
This conversation is suitable for all ages.
90 minutes.
Highly recommend this Context seminar! Fascinating in-depth look at Prehistoric Cave Art, led by the expert Dr. Durand. Come for the up-close photos, stay for the history, the theories on why our ancestors made this art, and how recent discoveries changed everything. Great value! Be an armchair explorer!
I really enjoyed and learned a lot from Dr. Durand's presentation on cave art in France and Spain. The class was extremely well organized and full of information concerning the current state of research on cave painting. I would love to learn even more about cave art including the material culture surrounding this art. Well done!
We visited the caves last year so this was a terrific opportunity to revisit several of the sites. Dr. Durand was enthusiastic and well-informed. He obviously loves his subject. Occasionally, it was a little difficult to catch what he was saying because he would speak softly or away from the microphone. The slides were very well done!
This was a very interesting, enlightening, and exciting lecture. Wonderful pictures, too. Dr. Durand is truly an expert in this field, and provided the audience with the latest data on cave paintings with exactness and humor as well. I think his lecture inspired many in of us to actually visit the cave sites and learn more! Thank you for 90 minutes very well spent!
Dr. Durand was engaging and enthusiastic about his subject matter. I feel fortunate to have spent time with him.