The “Virtual Sirogne” application

The Virtual Sirogne application provides students and researchers a dynamic introduction to the prehistoric site of Sirogne (Rocamadour, Lot, France), where lithic artifacts and fossil remains, including about 90 Neandertal remains belonging to at least 10 individuals, were found during the excavations conducted since 2013 in Middle and Late Pleistocene deposits of the site. The application provides a virtual immersion in the 3D model of the cave and in the different field and laboratory activities. Development of the application by Archéosphere and Get In Situ. Financial support from the French government in the framework of the University of Bordeaux’s IdEx “Investments for the Future programs in the field of higher education and research” through the Soutien à la Transformation et à l’Expérimentation Pédagogiques (STEP) project Immersion dans les Terrains de l’Anthropologie biologique et de la Préhistoire (ITAP; OPE-2018-0181; 2018-23; to P. Bayle and J.-G. Bordes), and from the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine through the Apprendre Différemment avec les Néandertaliens Récents : humanités passées, humanités croisées au cœur de l’innovation scientifique, pédagogique et culturelle (ADNER; AAPR2021-2020-11779310; 2021-26; to P. Bayle), and Neanderthalenses aquitanensis : territoires, chronologie, humanité (NATCH; 2016-1R40204; to J.-Ph. Faivre) projects.