A Collège de France - CNRS co-production
Summary
In his opening lecture, Yves Coppens pays tribute to three great figures in prehistory (Teilhard de Chardin, Henri Breuil and André Leroi-Gourhan), describing their respective work and contributions to the discipline. He retraces the major events that have marked paleontology, anthropology and prehistory, and outlines his future lectures.
