August 24, 2016
Éveha International has participated in the Tyre project since 2011, by producing the site plans. Xavier Husson therefore went to the site from 5-25 October, where his role involved conducting the topographical and architectural surveys, as well as survey of the excavation trenches aimed at reconstructing and interpreting the site’s […]
July 11, 2016 Enfeh
The 2015 season saw the continuation of work begun in previous years. Two excavation trenches were opened, and the fill layers of two cisterns partly excavated. In the trenches, well conserved archaeological remains were observed, such as floor levels, wall sections and various other installations. The associated artefacts can be […]
July 11, 2016 Al Kharj oasis
The fifth excavation season of the Franco-Saudi project at al-Kharj, co-directed by Jérémie Schiettecatte (CNRS) and Abdalaziz al-Hammad (SCTA, Riyadh), took place from 5 January to 5 February 2016. This season had three main objectives: – Excavation of a Bronze Age necropolis on the site of Ayn al-Dila […]
April 28, 2016 Pompei - RECAP
The 2015 season was essentially a preparatory phase. The various project collaborators travelled to Pompeii to determine the research programme’s schedule on-site and to better evaluate the work to be carried out. Research will be officially launched at the beginning of summer 2016 in the form of doctoral work placements […]
April 28, 2016 Aghmat
Archaeological excavation was quite limited during this season. Only the area around the qubba was investigated, revealing new features and giving us a greater understanding of the development of this part of the town. Among the elements studied was a large, carefully constructed basin for ablutions. A topographical survey of […]
March 7, 2016 Qalhât
The latest field season of the Qalhât Project was carried out by a four-person team from 18 November to 18 December 2015. The systematic survey programme, ongoing for the past several years, continued in the central area of the town. In early 2016, this work will be supplemented by […]
February 9, 2016 Pompei - Porta Nocera
A new excavation season took place on the Porta Nocera necropolis from 14th August to 26th September 2015. 26 people took part, including 3 interns. A new excavation zone was opened in the eastern part of the Necropolis (zone B), while work continued in the area already explored the previous […]
December 14, 2015 Azores
The 2015 field season took place from 23rd July to 18th September 2015. Several of sites were investigated. Bay of Angra do Heroismo, Terceira Clearing and scale drawings of the most exposed parts of the 19th century Angra A wreck (a section of the keel to the east, elements of […]