Viachronie

2026 Webinar Program:

Full program and abstracts of presentations available for download in PDF format here.

- Session 1: Monday, March 2, 2026 (2:00-4:00 PM):

Archaeogeography of an Alpine Valley: A Study of Ancient Road Networks in the Tarentaise Valley (Savoie) — Nicolas Formentin (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University - Department of Art History and Archaeology / AFAG)

Roads and Itineraries in the Southeast of the Massif Central during the Middle Ages: A Methodological Approach — Franck Brechon (Research Center on Societies and Environments in the Mediterranean - University of Perpignan Via Domitia).



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- Session #2: Thursday, March 19, 2026 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM):

Transhumance in Italy: Methodological Approaches Combining Archives and GIS to Reconstruct a Lost Route — Marilisa Speca (University of Teramo).

The Territories of City-States and the Structure of Road Networks in Ancient Greece (6th-2nd centuries BCE) — Adèle Vorsanger (Research Center in Archaeology, Archaeosciences, and History - Le Mans University - University of Rennes).

Ancient Roads: Rebuilt, Constrained, or Used — Eric Mermet1, Sébastien Poublanc2, Davide Gherdevich3, Agathe Gay, Alice Nappa (1: Archaeology and Sciences of Antiquity - University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, University of Paris 8, University of Paris Nanterre, Ministry of Culture and Communication, National Center for Scientific Research, 2: FRAMESPA (UMR 5136), 3: Heritage and Cultural Dynamics - University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines).

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- Session 3: Tuesday, May 12, 2026 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM):

A Roman road junction in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis): method, analysis, and integration into the ancient road network — Adonis Jeannès and Pauline Susini-Collin (Seine-Saint-Denis Departmental Archaeology Office).

The Mycenaean road system in Argolis (Greece) through the use of GIS and historical mapping — Alexandre Valette (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, ED 112, UMR 7041, EUR Archal).

The Experience of the Medieval Pilgrim in Occitania (12th-15th Centuries): An Approach Through Experimental Archaeology — Corentin Olive (School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences).

- Session 4: Friday, June 5, 2026 (10:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

A Little-Known Geohistorical Event: The Opening of a Caravan Route in the Eastern Sahara at the Beginning of the 19th Century — Laurent Gagnol (Texts and Cultures Laboratory - University of Artois).

A Socio-Environmental History of the Road: "De-tracing" and "Re-tracing" Mountain Routes (19th-21st Centuries) — Emma-Sophie Mouret (Territory, Environment, Health - Rhône-Alpes Historical Research Laboratory - UMR5190 - LARHRA).

The alignment plans of the Île-de-France region: a little-known documentary resource for the history of urban planning — Kamel Amichi (Val-de-Marne Departmental Archives).

Following the trail of ancient roads: from historical paths to everyday pedestrian networks — Remy Huon (Tous à Pied Association).

Full program and abstracts of presentations in PDF format.