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Souterrains, le monde creusé par l'homme. Jérôme et Laurent Triolet. Carrières souterraines, champignonnières, villes souterraines, souterrains-refuges, habitats troglodytiques, tunelles de guerre, souterrains cultuels, catacombes.

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40 Years of Explorations and Studies

 

In 1984 and 1985, our exploration of a series of souterrains (underground refuges) in the region of Tours (France) marked the transition from a teenage passion for underground refuges to the rational study of these cavities. From the outset, we were motivated by the desire to share our knowledge and our understanding of what we already considered to be a social phenomenon that had left its mark on the Western France countryside during the Middle Ages. This would open the doors of a world that could hardly be imagined, which never ceased to surprise and amaze us. This would lead us on an unbroken and always renewed quest for cavities across France, but also elsewhere in Europe, Turkey, West Africa, Iran and Vietnam. A quest that would take us on uncommon adventures, provide us with exceptional encounters, make us write a lot and gradually turn us into specialists in the subject. To mark this anniversary, we have completed the souvenir album opened in 2017 for the 30th anniversary of our first book.

 

 

 


Touraine (France), 1984


Touraine (France), 1984


Touraine (France), 1985


Touraine (France), 1985


Touraine (France), 1986


Touraine (France), 1986


Touraine (France), 1986


Touraine (France), 1987


Cappadocia, 1988


Cappadocia, 1988


Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1988


Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1988


Anjou (France), 1989


Anjou (France), 1989


Blésois (France), 1989


Berry (France), 1990


Berry (France), 1990


Perche (France), 1992


Perche (France), 1992


Vosges (France), 1992


Vosges (France), 1992


Agenais (France), 1993


Picardie (France), 1994


Picardie (France), 1994


Spain, 1995


Spain, 1995


Spain, 1996


Blésois (France), 1997


Austria, 1998


Austria, 1998


Berry (France), 2001


Vietnam, 2004


Vietnam, 2004


Vietnam, 2004


Vendée (France), 2007


Cappadocia, 2011


Vendée (France), 2011


Ireland, 2012


Ireland, 2012


Ireland, 2012


Brittany (France), 2013


Benin, 2014


Benin, 2014


Benin, 2014


Poitou (France), 2014


Vendée (France), 2015


Iran, 2015


Iran, 2015


Angoumois (France), 2017


Benin, 2018


Benin, 2018


Benin, 2018


Benin, 2018


Benin, 2018


Aube (France), 2020


Corrèze (France), 2021


Agenais (France), 2021


Brittany (France), 2022


Bavaria (Germany), 2022


Bavaria (Germany), 2022


Austria, 2022


Austria, 2022


Bordelais (France), 2022


Picardie (France), 2023


Touraine (France), 2023


Anjou (France), 2023


Austria, 2024


Austria, 2024


Austria, 2024


Austria, 2024


Austria, 2024


Louvre-Lens (France), 2024

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