{"podcast":{"title":"Sur les traces de la Préhistoire","slug":"sur-les-traces-de-la-pr-histoire-3102207","podcast_index_feed_id":3102207,"rss_url":"https://radiofrance-podcast.net/podcast09/podcast_8a3f9208-ac96-48d6-91bb-a1d8995f9a3a.xml","website_url":"https://www.ici.fr/emissions/sur-les-traces-de-la-prehistoire/perigord","image_url":"https://www.radiofrance.fr/s3/cruiser-production-eu3/2024/12/13236791-50ba-481c-bf74-edb276d9a710/1400x1400_sc_sur-les-traces-de-la-prehistoire-carre-3000x3000.jpg?1784886503999","author":"ICI Périgord (podcast@radiofrance.com)","episode_count":22,"summary":"ICI Périgord part sur les traces de la préhistoire et vous révèle les dernières découvertes scientifiques et toute l’actualité en Dordogne (sites, exposition, livres, …). Vous aimez ce podcast ? Pour écouter tous les épisodes sans limite, rendez-vous sur Radio France","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:20:48.084135+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sur-les-traces-de-la-pr-histoire-3102207"},"episode":{"title":"Laurent Klaric : Au hasard de nos travaux sur Laussel, on a pu se rendre compte que la Vénus n’avait pas été détruite","slug":"laurent-klaric-au-hasard-de-nos-travaux-sur-laussel-on-a-pu-se-rendre-compte-que-la-v-nus-n-avait-pas-t-d-truite","published_at":"2026-04-18T06:40:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sur-les-traces-de-la-pr-histoire-3102207/laurent-klaric-au-hasard-de-nos-travaux-sur-laussel-on-a-pu-se-rendre-compte-que-la-v-nus-n-avait-pas-t-d-truite","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sur-les-traces-de-la-pr-histoire-3102207","url":"https://www.ici.fr/emissions/sur-les-traces-de-la-prehistoire/laurent-klaric-au-hasard-de-nos-travaux-sur-laussel-on-a-pu-se-rendre-compte-que-la-venus-n-avait-pas-ete-detruite-5070447","audio_url":"https://proxycast.radiofrance.fr/0760f712-f39e-4aba-a3f2-891453f91f66/8a3f9208-ac96-48d6-91bb-a1d8995f9a3a/89619cb5-c02b-45c2-888b-11509d5c6f7f/21587-18.04.2026-ITEMA_24480384-2026B41222S0108-NET_24A_5C2DCB67-AEAC-471F-9AD7-3BA119FFF2CA-21-53657cd631f78c91b77638f1e87965ab.mp3","summary":"The theft and mysterious disappearance of the 'Venus of Berlin' highlights the lawless era of early 20th-century French archaeology. Researcher Laurent Claric traces how a site foreman's greed led to a priceless artifact being lost to the shadows of the Soviet era.","meta_description":"Discover the true story of the Venus of Berlin: a prehistoric masterpiece stolen from France, sold to Germany, and lost during the chaos of WWII.","key_points":["Main idea: The 'Venus of Berlin' was not destroyed in WWII but likely hidden in a Soviet bunker following the fall of Berlin","Failure mode: Lack of archaeological legislation in the early 1900s allowed site foremen to treat prehistoric finds as private loot","Practical takeaway: Modern digitization of century-old photographic plates can reveal errors in historical excavation records","Historical tension: The conflict between French heritage claims and German property laws prevented the return of the sculpture","Scientific insight: While modern tools are superior, researchers are often 'blind' to the original context lost during early, unscientific excavations"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":0,"title":"The Theft of the Venus","summary":"An introduction to the scandalous theft of the Laussel Venus by a site foreman and its sale to Berlin."},{"start_ms":40000,"title":"The Era of the Archaeological 'Far West'","summary":"How the lack of regulation in the Dordogne region enabled the illegal trade of prehistoric artifacts."},{"start_ms":160000,"title":"The Mystery of the Missing Artifact","summary":"Tracing the Venus from a German museum through the Soviet occupation of Berlin."},{"start_ms":290000,"title":"The Hidden Wealth of Laussel","summary":"Exploring the vast, unrecorded collections of bones and tools buried by early researchers."},{"start_ms":370000,"title":"Modern vs. Historical Perspectives","summary":"Comparing the precision of modern scientific methods with the direct, eyewitness observations of early excavators."},{"start_ms":450000,"title":"Digital Archaeology","summary":"How digitizing old photographic plates revealed inaccuracies in the original discovery context."}],"topics":["Prehistory","Archaeology","Laussel","Venus of Berlin","Art Theft","Paleolithic","French Heritage","Scientific Digitization"],"duration_seconds":538,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sur-les-traces-de-la-pr-histoire-3102207/episodes/laurent-klaric-au-hasard-de-nos-travaux-sur-laussel-on-a-pu-se-rendre-compte-que-la-v-nus-n-avait-pas-t-d-truite/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sur-les-traces-de-la-pr-histoire-3102207/laurent-klaric-au-hasard-de-nos-travaux-sur-laussel-on-a-pu-se-rendre-compte-que-la-v-nus-n-avait-pas-t-d-truite.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}