Anne Lehoërff is Professor of European Prehistory at the University of Lille and Vice-President of the French National Council for Archaeological Research (CNRA). A specialist in ancient metallurgy, her research interests include the European Bronze Age and the methodology and history of archaeology. Author of many learned papers and books, her most recent publication is Préhistoires d'Europe. De Néandertal d Vercingétorix, 40,000-52 avant notre ère.
Marc Talon is Regional Curator of the archaeology of the newly formed region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in east-central France. Prior to this he was, for many years, a senior member of the French National Archaeological Service (INRAP) in which role he directed many excavations throughout north-western France. A specialist in the Bronze Age of Western Europe, his chief research interest is the archaeology of the Transmanche zone throughout prehistory.