%0 Journal Article
%T Can scientific collections be considered as archives for the history of science? The case of a prehistoric collection from Samrong Sen (Cambodia) at the Musée de l’Homme
%A Chevalier, Adèle
%J ORGANON
%V 2025
%R 10.4467/00786500.ORG.25.002.22606
%N Volume 57
%P 15-32
%K museum studies, history of prehistory, prehistorical collections, historical sources, Henri Mansuy
%@ 0078-6500
%D 2025
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/organon/article/peut-on-considerer-les-collections-scientifiques-comme-des-archives-pour-lhistoire-des-sciences-le-cas-dun-ensemble-prehistorique-de-samrong-sen-cambodge-au-musee-de-lhomme
%X This article examines, through the case study of the prehistoric remains of Samrong Sen (Cambodia), the contribution of collections to the history of science and highlights the importance of studying the materiality of objects in historical research. Analysis of the traces of appropriation borne by these objects reveals practices that are both scientific and museological. Visible on the pieces or their packaging, these marks shed light on the concrete history of science, filling gaps in the archives. The objects themselves document scientific processes (naming, recording, classifying) and museological processes (inventorying, exhibiting, conserving), thus offering a unique perspective on the construction of scientific knowledge