IMQP Conferences

This page lists the public lectures organized as part of the IMQP Master's Program. These events feature renowned experts who share insights on various scientific topics, making them accessible to a wider audience. The page is continuously updated with new lectures, so be sure to check back regularly for the latest events.

  • 20/01/2026 - 19/05/2026- Online Seminar on the History and Epistemology of Prehistory

    The first 2026 session of the seminar on the history and epistemology of prehistory, organised by Hubert Forestier, Caroline Bousquet, and Arnaud Hurel, will take place from Tuesday 20 January 2026, online, at 17:00. We will have the pleasure of welcoming, for this introductory session, Mr Wolf Feuerhahn (CNRS Research Director, philosopher and historian of science, Centre Koyré, UMR 8560). His paper is entitled: “Progress: the history of a word rather than an idea”.

    Details of each session, as well as the connection link, are available on the UMR website on the seminar page: https://hnhp.mnhn.fr/fr/programme-2026-11273

  • 19/03/26 From the Field to the Cloud. Visualisation, Statistical Exploration, and Web Communication of Archaeological Spatial Data: the Open-source and Distributed “archeoViz ecosystem

    On Thursday 19 March at 12:30 pm, a talk will be given by Sébastien Plutniak, researcher at the CNRS and member of the CITERES laboratory (Tours, France) and invited professor of IMQP. Trained as a prehistoric archaeologist and a sociologist, his research focuses on the use of formal and computer-based methods in the humanities and social sciences, as well as their socio-historical and epistemological dimensions.

    The talk will take place at IPHES  and will be held in a hybrid format.


    Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37612727674484?p=oDUDK9hC9KYGEj7PqD

    Meeting ID: 376 127 276 744 84

    Access code: GR6Sx2bN


Past Events

  • A lecture series on Prehistory


    The International Master in Quaternary and Prehistory is pleased to present two public lectures held at the Museo del Paleolitico of Isernia, within the Joint Course Applied methodologies for Quaternary’s studies.


    Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 18.00

    Prof. Robert Sala

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili


    The earliest human settlement of North Africa



    Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 18.00

    Prof. Carlo Peretto

    Università di Ferrara


    Isernia La Pineta: exploration, research, and heritage enhancement



    Download the programme

  • Every Wednesday, 2025 - Binalot Talks

    Binalot Talks - Here's a sneak peek at the Binalot Talks this April: Anthropology, Archaeology, Literature, and Queer Framework.



  • Forêts d'Asie du Sud-Est et communautés humaines.

    December 15th,2025

    Olivier Evrard  - Forêts d'Asie du Sud-Est et communautés humaines.

    Musée du Quai Branly


  • Reconnecting the Human Chain and Integrating Humans with Nature: Paradoxes and Tensions in Sustainability.

    June 5th, 2025 - h. 16,00 CET

    David Wasieleski, Albert Paul Viragh- Reconnecting the Human Chain and Integrating Humans with Nature: Paradoxes and Tensions in Sustainability.


  • Studying Palaeolithic art in thesouthernmost IberianPeninsula: State of thequestion, field registers andnew perspectives

    June 3th, 2025

    Diego Salvador FernándezSánchez -Studying Palaeolithic art in thesouthernmost IberianPeninsula: State of thequestion, field registers andnew perspectives - online h.15,oo Lison time



  • The fate of neandertals:Iberian insights

    June 6th, 2025 h. 16,00 CET

    Luís Filipe de Matos Raposo -The fate of neandertals:Iberian insights – online


  • Maroni landscapes and heterotopic thoughts in times of drought

    June 5th, 2025 

     Lazare Ki-Zerbo - Maroni landscapes and heterotopic thoughts in times of drought - online


  • Early Prehistory - IMQP conference cycle

    March 5th, 2025

    h. 18,00. Carlo Peretto – Prehistorical research in Romagna – Centro Europeo di Ricerche Preistoriche  - Strada Ramiera Vecchia, Isernia

    March 3th, 2025

    h. 18,00. Robert Sala - Leading Scientific Research in Prehistory: Strategies, Challenges, and Future Perspectives – Centro Europeo di Ricerche Preistoriche  - Strada Ramiera Vecchia, Isernia

    March 4th, 2025

    h. 18,00. Hermine Xhauflair - Sea, Forest, and Sun. Unveiling linked stories between Humans and the environment in Palawan, Philippines.– Centro Europeo di Ricerche Preistoriche  - Strada Ramiera Vecchia, Isernia

    March 7th, 2025

    h. 11,00. Italo Bidittu - A life of discoveries – Centro Europeo di Ricerche Preistoriche  - Strada Ramiera Vecchia, Isernia

    h. 18,00. Carlos Lorenzo - The Atapuerca sites (Spain) and their contribution to the Human evolution studies – Centro Europeo di Ricerche Preistoriche  - Strada Ramiera Vecchia, Isernia


  • The Power of the Ponto-Caspian Bio-Cultural Heritage

    March 10th, 2025

    h. 15,30. David Lordkipanidze  –  The Power of the Ponto-Caspian Bio-Cultural Heritage - Online


  • Creating engaging and relevant exhibitions. Managing artefacts of Uncertain provenance

    Online seminar in museology 8:30 to 11:00 am (Brussles time),: Creating engaging and relevant exhibitions. Managing artefacts of Uncertain provenance - https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/95515286340.