Le projet GALADIUS « Des usages passés aux fonctionnements actuels des forêts : genèse et devenir d’un territoire de moyenne montagne dans les Alpes du Sud, l’exemple de l’Ager Galadius (Haute Bléone, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France) » a été labellisé par la Fondation A*Midex dans le cadre de l’appel à projets « Pépinière d’Excellence » 2018. Il est financé du 01/09/2019 au 28/08/2021.
This collaborative and interdisciplinary project is centred on a Mediterranean mountain space located in Upper Bléone, the Ager Galadius, a space clearly delineated from the Carolingian period thanks to exceptional written sources, including the famous Wadalde Polyptych. Three lines of study emerge: firstly, to apprehend the human, political, and economic dynamics of this territory in the long term (from Prehistory to the Middle Ages), based on notions of geopolitics, in particular through the notions of structuring and network. Within the second axis, the aim is to assess the nature, importance and management methods of available, proven and potential resources (sheep, forest and mining resources). Although written sources have been the subject of numerous studies by historians, no field approach has been carried out to date: prospecting, excavations, surveys, sampling. Finally, the third axis makes it possible to measure the current reaction of the forest after centuries of proven exploitation, particularly in relation to the medieval abbey of Faillefeu.
Lancé par la Fondation A*Midex, l'appel à projet « Pépinière d’excellence » 2018 soutient des actions contribuant à la structuration d’un projet de recherche. Ces actions impliquent un partenariat avec des acteurs du monde socio-économique ou culturels.
Coordination
Delphine Isoardi (CNRS - Centre Camille Jullian)