Joseph Decaëns left us on 16 October after 90 years of an exciting life with history and culture. During my first steps at the Cram (Centre for medieval archaeological research), he had just passed on the media archaeology journal and the publications of the Cram to Anne-Marie Flambard Héricher, and had left his place as director of the centre for several years. His passionate commitment to various projects and the affection he was making to the members of the laboratoi...