The 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century were, in the Near East, the era of great discoveries about vanished civilizations.
Le Figaro takes
you, from Troy to Petra via the pyramids of ancient Egypt, in the footsteps of pioneers and atypical characters who have left their mark on archaeology.
History, stories, but above all extraordinary adventures...
Correspondent in Jerusalem
Archeology can lead to anything.
It can sometimes lead to espionage.
From Iran to Egypt, via Mesopotamia, the beginning of the last century was the golden age of great spectacular excavations.
Teams of German, British and French ethnologists roam the Levant, share construction sites, seek to understand the past.
They are called upon for both scientific and pragmatic reasons to develop ethnology but also political anthropology at a time when knowledge of the peoples of the Orient is still fallow.
Their reports are real...
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