A Real Mock Excavation
2009
Directed by Mylène Blanc and Guilhem Crousillat
Collection The Skills of Archaeology
Since November 2003, with the support of the French regional authority of Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, an educational outreach service has been engaged in encouraging young Alexandrians to learn about and take an interest in the rich heritage of their town. Thus, in April 2007, the pupils of Champollion School in Alexandria became, for a few days, genuine archaeologists in the yard of their very own school where they joined a “real mock” excavation organised by those who do that work as a profession, the members of the Centre d’Etudes Alexandrines. The film follows this exciting adventure from the preparation of the dig site until the final results.