Viachronie · Following the old roads

Viachronie offers a multidisciplinary forum for dialogue focused on the study of ancient roads, travel routes, and ways of mapping movements from Antiquity to the contemporary period.

📍 Online – Free, no registration required 📅 2026 👥 Archaeology, history, geography, geomatics, digital humanities, ...

Calendar

Session dates:

Monday, March 2, 2026
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026

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2026 Program

Next session · June 05, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Interventions :

Laurent GAGNOL (Laboratoire Textes et Cultures - Université d'Artois) :

Un évènement géohistorique méconnu : l’ouverture au début du XIXe siècle d’un axe caravanier au Sahara oriental.

Emma-Sophie MOURET (Territoire, environnement, santé - LAboratoire de Recherche Historique Rhône-Alpes - UMR5190 - LARHRA) :

Une histoire socio-environnementale de la route. « Dé-tracer » et « re-tracer » les routes de montagne (XIXe — XXIe siècles).

Kamel AMICHI (Archives départementales du Val-de-Marne) :

Les plans d’alignement franciliens : un gisement documentaire méconnu au service de l’histoire de l’aménagement.

Remy HUON (Association Tous à Pied) :

Sur la trace des routes anciennes : des chemins historiques aux réseaux piétons du quotidien.

Dates of the 4 sessions scheduled for 2026:

Monday, March 2, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM;

Thursday, March 19, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM;

Tuesday, May 12, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM;

Friday, June 5, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

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Practical information

Organization & contact

The sessions will be held online. Specific information (access details) will be posted on this page soon.

The seminar is open to everyone. Registration is free.

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Contact

For any questions: viachronie[at]sciencesconf.org

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