Qalhât Development Project – 2013
December 31, 2013 Qalhât
The 2013a season was the first of the Qalhât Development Project, supported by the Omani Ministry of Heritage and Culture (MHC) and directed by A. Rougeulle (CNRS). The principal aim of this season was to gain a better understanding of part of the north-west quarter of the ancient city […]
Pompeii – Fortuna – 2013
December 22, 2013 Pompeii - Fortuna
The 2013 season Since 2008 a multidisciplinary team has been studying the temple of Fortuna Augusta, which is situated close to the forum in Pompeii. This project is directed by Willam Van Andringa, Professor at the University of Lille III, and brings together researchers and students from a variety of […]
Qalhât Project – 2013
December 18, 2013 Qalhât
The first season of the second four-year phase of the Qalhât Project took place from November 11 to December 14, 2012. This second four-year phase is run in parallel with the Qalhât Development Project, and aims to continue research on the town in addition to the zones already studied during […]
Kunara – 2013
October 20, 2013 Kunara
Excavations at the site of Kunara, which were begun in 2012, continued between August and October of 2013. Further investigations were carried out in the three excavation zones opened during the previous season. The Upper Town The continuation of excavations in the Upper Town led to a better understanding of […]
Gabii – 2013
October 18, 2013 Gabii
The 2013 fieldwork season The first excavation season took place from the 5th of August to the 12th of September 2013. Its aim was to establish the nature of the remains and their stratigraphy and to characterise various earlier excavation areas. The 2013 season principally consisted of the opening […]
Al-Kharj – 2013
September 17, 2013 Al Kharj oasis
The third season of excavation and survey by the Saudi-French project at al-Yamāma took place between the 24th of October and the 29th of November 2013. The collaborator from Éveha International, an anthropologist, took part in the only funerary component of the project. The project comprised several components : – Excavation […]
Tyre – 2013
June 20, 2013
The sixth season of excavations and survey took place from the 7th-26th of October 2013. The main priority was the investigation of the mosque which predated the cathedral (Zone 1) and the Byzantine martyrium recently identified to the east of the site (Zone 4), but also the latrines of the […]
Mentesh Tepe – 2013
January 1, 2013 Mentesh Tepe
Currently the results of the archaeological campaign are being studied and are not communiquables.