The excavations which took place from mid-November to mid-December 2015 focused on a previously unexplored area of 550m² (fig. 1). The data recorded provided us with rich information, as the 10 tombs and funerary monuments uncovered span the majority of the occupation periods of the necropolis, each displaying a different […]

The 2015 season took place from 7 July to 4 August 2015 and focused exclusively on analysis of the artefacts. The study of the earth-built architecture was begun. With regards to the restoration, a number of clay storage jars were partially reconstructed and consolidated. Research on new consolidants was carried […]

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The new research programme launched by the Mission française des fouilles de Tanis in 2014 continued in spring 2015. Éveha International’s participation once again consisted of topographical survey (Sébastien Poudroux) and core sampling (Thierry Gonon). – The topographical survey brief this season involved accompanying the other types of survey: setting […]

During the season which took place in September and October 2015, excavations continued in two sectors (B and C), while a new sector was opened in the north of the Lower Town. The aim of Sector B is to explore a monumental building found by geophysical survey in 2012. In […]

During the 2015 field season, work focused on two sectors. The first of these was the interior of mine M9, where previously we had only been able to open a very small sondage. This year, a large area of the north gallery was excavated. This gallery appeared to display traces […]

The 2014 season was largely focused on preparing the publication of the recent excavation seasons. The collaborator from Éveha International, Thierry Gonon, has been a member of the project team since 1996. This year he undertook further examination of the qanats, of which he is a specialist. In addition, work […]

The eighth excavation season of the Franco-Saudi project at Hegra took place from 17 January to 5 March 2016, under the direction of Laïla Nehmé (CNRS), François Villeneuve (University of Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne) et Daifallah al-Talhi (University of Hail). This year, the project had four main aims: – continue the excavation […]