The scientific committee is a consultative working group which gives its opinion on actions taken by the museum.
The scientific committee is responsible for making recommendations on the museum's cultural and scientific policy. It can also make suggestions regarding research and cultural programming. It meets once each year.
The Verdon Gorge Museum of Prehistory scientific committee is a group of people with qualifications in archaeology, history and scientific epistemology, together with representative of the museum's institutional partners.
It reinforces and develops relationships between the museum and the scientific community on a regional, national and international level.
Scientists
- Noël Coye, Chair: Heritage Curator
Ministry of Culture and Communication
Researcher at UMR 5608 TRACES, University of Toulouse.
Speciality: history of archaeology and prehistory
- Henry de Lumley: Emeritus Professor at the French National Museum of Natural
History and Director of the Institute of Human Palaeontology (Paris).
Speciality: Palaeolithic period.
- Jean Courtin: Honorary Research Director at the CNRS.
Speciality: Neolithic period.
- Claire Gaillard: Researcher at CNRS - UMR 7194, Natural History of Prehistoric Man.
Speciality: Palaeolithic period.
- Jean-Jacques Bahain: Senior Lecturer at the French National Museum of Natural History - UMR 7194, Natural History of Prehistoric Man.
Speciality: Palaeolithic period, dating methods.
- Pierre Voinchet: Senior Lecturer at the French National Museum of Natural History - UMR 7194, Natural History of Prehistoric Man.
Speciality: Palaeolithic period, dating methods.
- Maxence Bailly: Senior Lecturer at Aix-Marseille University - UMR 7269, Mediterranean Laboratory of Prehistory - Europe and Africa.
Speciality: Neolithic period.
- Thibault Lachenal: CNRS Researcher, UMR 5140 - Archaeology of Mediterranean Societies.
Speciality: Bronze age
- Myette Guiomar: Geologist.
Speciality: regional geology.
Institutions and local authorities:
- Jean-Louis Riccioli: Museum Adviser, Ministry of Culture and Communication - PACA Region Cultural Affairs Department - PACA Region Cultural Affairs Department
- Xavier Delestre: Regional Archaeology Curator, Ministry of Culture and Communication, PACA Region Cultural Affairs Department
- François Herbaux: Scientific Research and Culture project leader – higher education, technology and research department PACA Regional Council
- Jean-Philippe Gallet: Co-Director, Verdon Regional Nature Park
- Suzanne Gionni: Co-Director, Verdon Regional Nature Park.
- François Monin: Assistant Director, Local Services Division Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
- Marie-Christine Braillard: Department Curator, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
Verdon Gorge Museum of Prehistory:
- Sophie Marchegay: Director, Verdon Gorge Museum of Prehistory– Associate Researcher at the Orient and Mediterranean Centre, UMR 5133, Archéorient Laboratory.
- Caroline Luzi: Scientific and Cultural Learning Manager at Verdon Gorge Museum of Prehistory – Associate researcher at UMR 7269, Mediterranean Laboratory of Prehistory – Europe and Africa.
