Copier pour montrer, connaître avant de copier. Entre recherche et médiation, le fac-similé d'art préhistorique

Facsimiles of prehistoric cave art serve as powerful tools for both research and public engagement, offering access to fragile originals while advancing scientific understanding. High-quality facsimiles, informed by rigorous research data, enable hypothesis testing in real-scale models—a reciprocal relationship where mediation benefits study and vice versa. This study highlights this dynamic through contrasting examples from the decorated cave of Pont d'Arc (Grotte Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc) and Marsoulas Cave, demonstrating how facsimiles bridge gaps between conservation, education, and academic inquiry without claiming universal applicability.

Tosello, G., Dalis, A., & Fritz, C. (2012). Copier pour montrer, connaître avant de copier. Entre recherche et médiation, le fac-similé d’art préhistorique. Collection EDYTEM. Cahiers de Géographie, 13(1), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.3406/edyte.2012.1207