@Conference Paper {10591,
	title = {The Anthropology of Techniques: the French Approach},
	year = {2002},
	address = {Ottawa},
	abstract = {The French approach on the study of archaeological material is different from those used in North America. The anthropology of techniques try to define and understand the technical system of production. Developed first on the following of the work of some researchers, like A. Leroi-Gourhan and J. Tixier, this approach is now beginning to give some interesting result on the understanding of Ancient World Prehistory. In this presentation we are going to explain some of the major aspects of this approach, objectives, analysis methods, the contribution to the study of prehistoric hunter-gatherers and also its limits. L{\textquoteright}approche fran{\c c}aise de l{\textquoteright}{\'e}tude du mat{\'e}riel arch{\'e}ologique est originale par rapport {\`a} ce que nous connaissons en Am{\'e}rique du Nord. L{\textquoteright}anthropologie des techniques s{\textquoteright}int{\'e}resse {\`a} l{\textquoteright}{\'e}tude de la culture mat{\'e}riel en d{\'e}finissant des syst{\'e}mes techniques de production. D{\'e}velopp{\'e} principalement {\`a} la fin des ann{\'e}es 1970, dans la lign{\'e}e des travaux, entre autres, de A. Leroi-Gourhan et J. Tixier, cette approche commence {\`a} livrer des avanc{\'e}es majeures pour la compr{\'e}hension de la pr{\'e}histoire de l{\textquoteright}Ancien Monde. Dans cet expos{\'e} nous allons pr{\'e}senter les principaux aspects de cette approche, ses objectifs, ses m{\'e}thodes d{\textquoteright}analyses, sa contribution {\`a} l{\textquoteright}{\'e}tude des soci{\'e}t{\'e}s de chasseurs-cueilleurs pr{\'e}historiques ainsi que ses limites.},
	author = {Pierre M. Desrosiers and Noura Rahmani}
}
