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Sol\u00e8ne Marion de Proc\u00e9 <\/strong>(Universit\u00e9 Paris 1 \/ AnHiMA UMR 8210 \/ LabEx Dynamite)
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How Eveha Participates
Excavation
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1 – General map of the Faras\u0101n Islands archipelago and location of the study sites (\u00a9 MIFA 2020)

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The 2022 campaign took place from January 28 to March 1, 2022. The work was organized around three components: surveys east of al-Qu\u1e63\u0101r, excavations at the Wadi Matar 2 site, and excavations at the al-Qu\u1e63\u0101r site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Surveys
The survey component focused on the area east of the al-Qu\u1e63\u0101r oasis. The objective was to identify archaeological sites, particularly those dating from the Roman occupation, which would clarify our understanding of the strategies used by the Roman contingent to occupy the territory. This inventory was also intended to highlight sites occupied by South Arabian communities contemporary with the Roman presence. More than a hundred sites were recorded, several of which date back to the early centuries of our era. A large number of shell middens were also recorded (these were the subject of the ERC DISPERSE program of the University of York\/Heritage Commission).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Excavations
Excavations focused on the W\u0101d\u012b Ma\u1e6dar site, where two members of the team carried out verification surveys at the end of the first four-year period. The surveys focused on area WM-2\/B, a settlement area that saw several successive occupations (Bronze Age, Early South Arabian period, Antiquity), and on temple WM-2\/C, where operations concentrated on the northern part of the enclosure, the dating of which is uncertain. The results of C14 analyses should make it possible to determine the date of construction of this enclosure (Bronze Age or Antiquity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the team worked in the oasis of al-Qu\u1e63\u0101r: a preliminary campaign conducted in October-November 2021 had revealed remains attributable to the Roman military contingent. Topographical surveys of the visible and excavated remains were carried out. The excavations revealed a succession of phases relatively close in time (the layout of the buildings was generally preserved during two successive phases, each interrupted by an apparently widespread fire). The artifacts unearthed in the levels of the first phase reflect the military function and Mediterranean origin of the site’s occupants in the 2nd century. In the 3rd century (subject to C14 dating), there was an occupation characterized by partly Aksumite material, which largely preserved the layout of the buildings from the first phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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