Colette Picard (née Durand) (1913 – 11 October 1999, Versailles) was a French archaeologist and historian. As curator of the archaeological site of Carthage, she led excavations on the hill of Byrsa in 1947.[1]

Colette Picard
Born
Colette Durand

(1913-10-30)30 October 1913
Died11 October 1999(1999-10-11) (aged 85)
Occupation(s)Historian
Archaeologist
SpouseGilbert Charles-Picard
ChildrenOlivier Picard

Married to historian Gilbert Charles-Picard, Colette Picard was the mother of Hellenist Olivier Picard, former director of the École française d'Athènes and a member of the Institut de France.

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  • Catalogue du musée Alaoui
  • 1951: Carthage, Paris
  • 1958: La vie quotidienne à Carthage au temps ď'Hannibal, IIIe siècle avant Jésus-Christ [in collaboration with G. Charles-Picard]
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