The members of Éveha International are researchers dedicated to archaeological research both in France and abroad. Holding either a PhD or a Master’s degree, most are also affiliated with university teams or CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) laboratories. The broad diversity of our skills and fields of investigation allows us to assemble teams capable of operating across most areas of contemporary research.
The Direction Team
Ph.D. Thomas Creissen
Director
Thomas Creissen holds a Ph.D. and teaches at the University. He has been involved in numerous archaeological excavations in France and abroad. Since 2013, he manages Éveha International and supervises the activity in Europe.
Ph.D. Christophe Sévin
Deputy Director
Christophe Sévin holds a doctorate in archaeology did at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and at the University of Oxford at the Maison Française d’Oxford.
He is currently Associate Director of the archaeological company Éveha International, in charge of developing scientific projects and partnerships.
He is associate researcher at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), as well as at the Centre Français de Recherche de la Péninsule Arabique (CEFREPA).
He is also member of the Société des Explorateurs Français.
Specialized in recent Prehistory, his current works in Eastern Arabia focuses on the Sultanate of Oman from the 3rd to the 1st millennium B.C.
Christophe Sévin collaborated at several archaeological missions in France (Atlantic area), in the Middle East (Oman, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Emirates, etc.) and in Asia (Indonesia, Mongolia).
Ph.D. Joseph Kovacik
Deputy Director East Africa
A graduate of the University of Cambridge (PhD 1997, Archaeology), Joseph Kovacik has long-term research interests in collective memory and material culture, the short and long-term effects of human activity on the environment (in particular developing new approaches to detecting and mapping paleo-pollution), and the management of cultural resources in contemporary contexts.
He has more than 40 years experience in cultural heritage management, with nearly 30 years working as senior levels across the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Tanzania. The breadth of his experience includes the preparation and negotiation of budgets, the development and implementation of project-specific research designs, the management of large teams of heritage professionals, and the oversight of large-scale heritage projects.
Ph.D. Aurore Lambert
Scientific Coordinator
Aurore Lambert (Phd.) currently works as a research engineer and excavation manager at the Eveha-Troyes agency. She is a research fellow of the lab. of Bio-cultural Anthropology, Law, Ethics and Health (ADÉS, UMR 7268, Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, EFS, Marseille, France) for whom she had participated in the supervision of several MA and research classes. She has a doctorate from the University of Aix Marseille in biological anthropology dealing with the restitution of gestures and behavorial patterns from past populations thanks to activities osteoarticular markers and medical imaging in particular. Her research themes currently revolve around ancient papillary traces (on pottery, plaster …) and their contribution to the restitution of archaeological contexts. Two national and international projects have already been carried out with several partners: the study of papillary traces in potters workshops in Lezoux and Pompeii. Finally, she regularly takes part in excavation and research missions abroad, such as that of the Porta Nocera necropolis in Pompeii (dir. Andringa, AOrOc / EPHE, Duday, PACEA, Creissen, Eveha International).
The scientific team
Blandine Besnard
Ph.D. – UMR 5133
Currently Operations Manager at Éveha International, Blandine Besnard is an archaeologist specializing in the Ancient Near East. After obtaining a degree in history from Bordeaux Montaigne University and a Master’s degree in archaeology on Phoenician urbanism from Lumière Lyon 2 University, she focused her research on a thesis entitled “Gestions et usages de l’eau dans les villes du Levant sud à l’âge du Bronze (3700-1200 av. n. è.)”. (dir. C. Castel, CNRS, Archéorient UMR 5133). Since 2016, she has participated in several excavations in the Middle East (Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Oman) as part of French and international teams. Trained in the field of earthen architecture, she is a specialist in hydraulic issues and has solid experience in architectural archaeology. In 2024, she became director of the Franco-Palestinian archaeological mission at Tullul Anabta, founded in 2021 by W. Abu Azizeh (MCF, Université Lumière Lyon 2), where she was sector manager in 2023. With her Palestinian colleague G. Nagagreh (Assistant Professor, Dar al-Kalima University, Bethlehem), she has launched a new research program on the Bronze Age city.
Samara Broglia de Moura
Ph.D. – UMR 8155 ; UMR 7041
Samara Broglia de Moura is an archaeologist and Ph.D. holder from the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE-PSL). Since 2011, she has participated in several archaeological projects in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Turkmenistan et Uzbekistan) and in the Himalayas (Ladakh, Spiti and Mustang). She joined Éveha International in 2021 as an excavation supervisor. Samara Broglia is also associated with the East Asian Civilisations Research Centre (CRCAO/UMR 8155) and Archaeology and Sciences of the Antiquity (ArScAn/UMR 7041).
Christelle Chouzenoux
Master – CHAM, Lisbonne
Archaeological manager and hyperbaric topographer, Christelle Chouzenoux joined Éveha’s diving department in 2015. She holds a Master II in Art History/Heritage from the University Lumière Lyon II, and a Master’s II in Underwater Archaeology from the University Fernando Pessoa, Porto.
Specialized in naval architecture, she works in both underwater and underwater contexts. She also works around seaports and anchorages, as well as on transatlantic exchanges, after having collaborated for more than eight years on underwater excavations carried out on different wrecks in the Azores.
Associate researcher at the UMR of CHAM (Lisbon), she participates in particular in the underwater work campaigns conducted in the Azores and on the Portuguese coastline. In 2020, she will also begin the programmed excavation of a Merovingian wreck in Saint-Vaize (France).
Finally, she is the international Éveha coordinator of the Concha project (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange – RISE), focused on the study of the Atlantic space between the end of the 15th and the 18th centuries.
Antoine Darchambeau
Master
Holder of two master’s degrees in Archaeology and Modern history, Antoine Darchambeau has been working for 10 years as a field archaeologist. In 2020, He joined Éveha Lille as excavation manager (Antiquity).
Since 2016, he has worked for several international archaeological projects (Jordan, Bangladesh, Peru, UAE, French Guiana) as excavation supervisor, surveyor, geomatician and photogrammetry engineer.
He joined Éveha International in 2021 as project manager.
He is a collaborator for DHARMA project (CNRS, CEIAS-UMR8564).
Cyril Driard
Master
Cyril Driard studied at the François Rabelais University in Tours. Now specialized in protohistoric and ancient settlements in metropolitan France, he regularly participates in international missions as an archaeologist, such as the Temple of Fortune Augustus in Pompeii (Italy), Banbhore (Pakistan) or the Dadan site in Al-Ula (Saudi Arabia), a.s.o.
Quentin Drillat
Ph.D. – Department of archaeology,
Ghent University
Quentin Drillat joined Éveha International as a Geographic Information System (GIS) manager in March 2024. He holds a Master degree in Landscape Archaeology from the University of Strasbourg (France) and is currently conducting a PhD research project at Ghent University (Belgium) on the evolution of the spatial organization of central Crete (Greece) between the Late Bronze Age and the Roman conquest of the island.
Before joining Eveha International, he worked as a GIS engineer at Le Mans University (France) and as an assistant in archaeology at Ghent University (Belgium).
Benjamin Durand
Ph.D. – UMR 5140
Since 2012, Benjamin Durand holds a PhD in Egyptology (Université Paul-Valéry – Montpellier III), for which he studied wine and amphora production in New Kingdom Egypt (circa 1580 to 1077 BC). In 2000, he turned to field archaeology, taking part in research programs and, from 2008, in preventive excavations. From 2013 to 2018, he joined the Franco-Egyptian Center for the Study of the Temples of Karnak (CFEETK – Luxor – Egypt) as a Research Engineer. He was in charge of excavations around the Temple of Ptah, within the Karnak enclosure. In 2021, he was recruited by Eveha International as a Scientific manager. He has since taken part in the Jubail Island operation (Abu Dhabi – United Arab Emirates) as Deputy manager, and led the Wadi Safar operation (Riyadh – Saudi Arabia) as Scientific manager.
Justine Gaborit
Ph.D. – UMR 8167
After completing her PhD on the geographical history of the Euphrates Valley, Justine Gaborit has dedicated the last 20 years to archaeological research on ancient and medieval sites in Syria, eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and, more recently, Saudi Arabia, after joining the Eveha International team in 2022 as Scientific Manager. Having been involved in 13 international programmes, she has extensive experience in diverse and multi-scale field investigations, from excavations to large-scale and local surveys. As a member of the French Institute of the Near East (IFPO), she has supervised rescue surveys and excavations in northern Syria, and as a research associate of the French Laboratory Orient&Méditerranée/UMR 8167, she is currently contributing to the archaeological study of the Late Antique heritage in Mesopotamia (building study of Mar Yaqub in Nusyabin and investigation of the Bazyan Monastery). His practical knowledge of traditional building processes and materials also underpins his interest in the promotion and conservation of archaeological heritage.
Chloé Girardi
Ph.D. – UMR 5140
Chloé Girardi, associate researcher at UMR 5140 – ASM (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3), joined Eveha in 2020 as sector manager and archaeo-anthropologist.
She is a specialist in Egyptian mortuary practices of the predynastic and early dynastic eras (4th-3rd millennia B.C.). She holds a doctorate in Archaeology (Speciality: Prehistory, Protohistory, and Mediterranean and African Paleoenvironments) prepared at the University Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3.
Since 2007, she has taken part in numerous archaeological sites in France to learn the principles and methods of archaeothanatology. Since 2017, she has participated, as an archaeo-anthropologist, in the excavation of several burial sites in France and abroad. In particular, she is a member of three projects supported by Eveha International: the Dendara Archaeological Mission (Egypt), the Dadan Archaeological Project (Saudi Arabia) and the Tell Qilah Project (Palestinian Territories).
Marie-Paule Jung
Ph.D. – UMR 5608
Marie-Paule Jung holds a master’s degree in art history from the École du Louvre on Egyptian statuary, and a master’s degree in archaeology from the University of Nantes. She has been involved in fieldwork and lab studies in France, Egypt, Sudan and Saudi Arabia since 2013.
She has contributed to several epigraphic projects (drawing and indexing of hieroglyphic texts) in Egypt, within the Franco-Egyptian Center for the Study of the Temples of Karnak (CFEETK), in 2013 and then in 2020-2021.
Member of the French Section of the Sudan Antiquities Directorate (SFDAS) from 2016 to 2018, she was notably in charge of the follow-up of five Franco-Sudanese missions funded by the Qatar-Sudan Archaeological Project. She joined the team of the archaeological mission of Saï Island in Sudan (CNRS) in 2016, and she co-directs the excavation of a Meroitic cemetery. She is also a member of the archaeological mission of Sedeinga (Sudan, CNRS).
From 2018 to 2022, she worked on various preventive archaeology sites in France, in parallel with missions abroad.
She became a member of the Éveha international team in 2023, taking part in the Wadi Safar project in Saudi Arabia, while maintaining her involvement in the Franco-Sudanese missions.
Since 2024, she has been a doctoral student under a CIFRE agreement between Éveha and the TRACES laboratory (UMR 5608), attached to the Pôle Afrique – Histoire et archéologie africaines. Her research focuses on medieval settlement in Nubia and Sudan.
Carole Grellier Chevalier
Carole Grellier Chevalier holds a Master’s degree in Archaeology of the Ancient World. She is a field archaeologist who has worked for over 15 years on a number of international archaeological projects in Italy (Pompei), Tunisia (Hammamet) and Saudi Arabia (Al Faw, Magna, Maghair Shuay’b). In 2023 she joined Eveha International as deputy director for the study of historical periods.
Clément Joseph
Assistant Operations Manager at Eveha International since 2022, Clément Joseph specialises in the Arabian Peninsula. He worked for several years in the Sultanate of Oman as a fieldschool-trainer for students and as a sector manager before carrying out assignments in Saudi Arabia.
Cléa Moulin
Ph.D. – Sainsbury Research Unit–University
of East Anglia ; Institut Français d’Etudes Andines
Doctor of Archaeology from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, she is a specialist in the southern coast of Peru and the processes of colonisation during the Incan and Spanish periods. Since 2013, she has participated in and led several projects in Peru and worked in Sweden and Saudi Arabia. In recent years, her work in France and Peru has largely focused on the mediation and valorisation of archaeology. She joined Eveha International in 2024 as Deputy Operations Manager.
Nicolas Morand
Ph.D. – UMR 7209
Nicolas Morand was awarded a doctorate in archaeozoology in 2020. He has specialized in the study of dietary practices and the working of hard materials of animal origin in ancient and medieval Egyptian habitats. His thesis, carried out at the Muséum national d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris (UMR 7209), focused on the cultural and economic dynamics of animal exploitation in Alexandria, covering a period from the 4th century BC to the 15th century. This project, published in 2021, drew on the collaboration of the Centre d’Études Alexandrines (CEAlex) and the Institut français d’archéologie orientale (IFAO).
Nicolas still pursues his research into the relationships between human and animal populations in the domestic sphere, particularly in the Nile delta, the Maraeotide (western margin of the delta), the Louqsor region and the Oriental desert. He is interested in the regional particularities of the socio-economic interactions of ancient societies and their relations with their environment. He participates in projects led by French (MEAE/CNRS), German (DAIK) and Polish (Univ. Warsaw) archaeological missions.
In 2025, Nicolas joined Eveha International, where he continues to contribute his expertise to international archaeological projects in Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula and, more broadly, the Near East.
Christelle Sanchez
UMR 6249
Having completed two master’s degrees in archaeology (the first on the question of protohistoric and ancient sanctuaries in northern Gaul and the second on the perception of the environment in northern Mesopotamia during the Iron Age), Christelle Sanchez has joined the Éveha International team in September 2021 as an archaeologist, geophysicist topographer. Specialized in non-invasive approaches to archaeology, she is integrated since 2015 in several research programs in France and abroad (ANR, PCR…). She reinforces the geophysics pole of the company and participates in the ongoing research and development within the LabCom GEO-HERITAGE.
Pierre-Lou Schang
Doctoral student – UMR 5133
Pierre-Lou Schang was trained as a building archaeologist and joined Éveha International in 2023 to take part in the At-Turaif project in Saudi Arabia.
In the same year, he started a CIFRE thesis in collaboration with Éveha International and the Archéorient laboratory (UMR 5133) within the framework of the LabCom GEO-HERITAGE. His research focuses on the use and contribution of geophysical methods in architectural archaeology.
Quentin Vitale
Ph.D. – UMR 5133
With a PhD in Applied Geophysics, Quentin Vitale has worked as a geophysicist for Éveha since 2019. He carries out geophysical studies in the context of archaeological and geoarchaeological studies. Associate researcher at Archéorient (UMR 5133) since 2017 in the framework of the LabCom GEO-HERITAGE, he participates in the development of software and codes for processing geophysical data.
Anna Tomasinelli
UMR 6249
Anna Tomasinelli is an architect, architectural archaeologist and photogrammetrist. She joined the Éveha International team in 2024 as Operations Assistant Manager and Architectural Archaeologist.
Anna Tomasinelli’s skills combine both architecture and archaeology: two elements that are fully reflected in her academic background. She holds a degree in architecture from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Montpellier (2017), a Master pro Architecture et Archéologie from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Strasbourg (2018) and a Master 2 Archéologie, Sciences pour l’Archéologie from the Université de Franche-Comté (2022).
Yves Bière
UMR 5133
In 2005, following the study of a corpus of metal objects from Jerash in Jordan, Yves Bière obtained his Master’s degree at the University of Dijon, specialising in geophysical methods applied to archaeology and, more specifically, magnetic prospection. He went on to take part in geophysical surveys overseas in Syria, Sudan, Italy and Iran. For several years, he alternated between these international missions and excavations in France, first as a technician, then as sector and operations manager, particularly in Spain and Sudan. His interest in new technologies also led him to train in topography and to work in surveying companies and the construction industry to further develop his experience and skills. In 2022, he joined Eveha International as a topographer and surveyor and began his first operations in Saudi Arabia.
Xavier Husson
Géomètre Topographe / Licence Histoire
UMR 5189
Trained as a surveyor and topographer, Xavier Husson specialized in archaeology in 2009. As a specialist in the acquisition of spatialized archaeological data (topography, photogrammetry) and its exploitation in digital GIS format (geomatics), he has been involved for several years in various excavation projects abroad in collaboration with Éveha International.
As an associate researcher at UMR 5189 HiSoMA, Xavier Husson is most closely involved in the research and excavation project for the Tyre mission (Lebanon, dir. J.-B. Yon), with twelve campaigns to his credit since 2009, where he works as a topographer-photogrammetrist.
Noémie Mattana
After two masters degrees in Egyptology and preventive archaeology, Noémie Mattana took part in various archaeological operations in France and abroad. Joining
Eveha International in 2024 as assistant operation manager, she has taken part in several missions in Saudi Arabia (Al Faw, AT Turaif, Samhan) and the United Arab Emirates (AKAB).
Notre équipe administrative et technique
Malek Ayari
Administrative manager
Malek Ayari is the Administrative Manager. Her role is to facilitate recruitment, manage the administration of contracts, and ensure the application of HR policy, as well as contributing to the development and structuring of our international activities.
Goundo Bathily
Logistics coordinator
As the logistics coordinator, Goundo is responsible for managing the bookings required by staff who go on missions. She also manages the purchase and inventory of IT, excavation and surveying equipment for Eveha International.
Ansar Matrone
Human Resources Manager
Ansar Matrone is a Human Resources Manager. Her role is to facilitate recruitment, the administrative management of contracts, and to ensure the application of HR policy, while contributing to the development and structuring of activities abroad.
Anne-Claire Volondat
Human Resources Manager
Anne-Claire Volondat is a Human Resources Manager. Her role is to facilitate recruitment, the administrative management of contracts, and to ensure the application of HR policy, while contributing to the development and structuring of activities abroad.
Julia Capouillez
Comptable facturation
Coming soon.