{"id":4533,"date":"2026-01-28T15:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eveha-international.com\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:59:42","slug":"concha-colombia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eveha-international.com\/?p=4533&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Concha – Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Principal Investigator: <\/strong>Prof. Jo\u00e3o Paulo Oliveira e Costa
Scientific Coordinator:<\/strong> Cristina Brito
Project Manager:<\/strong> Patr\u00edcia Carvalho<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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How Eveha Participates
Research stays
Underwater archaeology
Archaeological excavations
Project development
Scientific communication
Scientific paper publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location
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Concha team in Colombia (\u00a9 Gustavo Millafiores y Subidad, Eveha International)

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Voici la traduction de votre rapport de mission en Colombie, en veillant \u00e0 conserver la terminologie acad\u00e9mique et le caract\u00e8re international du projet :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Colombian Mission of the CONCHA Project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Colombian segment of the Concha mission took place during the summer of 2019. In addition to the travel and the collaborative exchanges between various partners (Colombians, Cape Verdeans, Portuguese, Spaniards, Americans, etc.), which form the fundamental axis of the project, the two members of \u00c9veha International seconded for this session (Christelle Chouzeoux and Bruno Z\u00e9lie) participated in several lecture cycles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the international symposium titled \u00ab\u00a0Pueblos, Puertos Mar\u00edtimos y Fronteras: Viviendo el oc\u00e9ano,\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> Bruno Z\u00e9lie presented on: \u00ab\u00a0European exchanges and the French Atlantic trade from the 16th to the 18th century through archaeological discoveries and the study of sugar refining ceramics in the ports, cities, and colonies of the kingdom.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em> This first cycle took place at the University of Barranquilla (Universidad del Norte)<\/strong> and continued with the Concha team’s participation in a round table on the future of heritage sites in the context of global warming and rising sea levels. Further presentations were held in Cartagena<\/strong>, notably at the symposium \u00ab\u00a0Reconstrucci\u00f3n del Patrimonio Hist\u00f3rico Colonial de Indias\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> at the University\u2019s colonial history research laboratory, and later at the Centro de Convenciones de Cartagena de Indias with: \u00ab\u00a0Exploraciones arqueol\u00f3gicas proyecto San Francisco.\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the conferences, our Colombian colleagues organized various cultural visits related to history, intangible heritage, and archaeology (including museums, interpretation centers, archaeological repositories, and active excavation sites). At the archaeological repository, Monika Therrion, the project manager, presented the artifacts discovered during recent interventions in Cartagena de Indias. This meeting also facilitated the establishment of a robust international collaboration network. Visits to the city’s historical museum (Palacio de la Inquisici\u00f3n<\/strong>) and the archaeological storage facilities completed this overview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a round table, Hortencia Sanchez, curator of the Puerto Colombia Foundation, presented aspects of Colombia’s recent history, particularly concerning the maritime port of arrival for migrants, its small custom house, and the Spanish fort Castillo San Antonio de Salgar<\/strong>, which served as the main custom house. This meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the ongoing museum project centered on the first railway line and the arrival of the A\u00e9ropostale<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collective reflection was also directed toward the Magdalena River<\/strong> and its use as a transport route over the centuries, ranging from traditional vessels (architectural studies of which are ongoing) to paddle-wheel steamboats. The mission continued with offshore and coastal surveys on the island of Bocachica<\/strong>, where the team documented the forts and remains of the protective batteries of Cartagena Bay (Forts San Felipe y San Luis, Santiago, and San Fernando<\/strong>) and a pottery workshop specific to Cartagena. Notably, this survey identified a lime production site (horno de cal<\/strong>) utilizing coral. The ancient history of Colombia and its diverse populations remained an omnipresent theme throughout the laboratory work, visits, and lectures. This approach was further reinforced by guided tours of the museographic and educational spaces at the University of Barranquilla (Mapuka Museum<\/strong>) and the Museo Parque Cultural del Caribe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project Reference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CONCHA Project:<\/strong> The construction of early modern global Cities and oceanic networks in the Atlantic: An approach via Ocean\u2019s Cultural Heritage (H2020- MSCA-RISE-2017 CONCHA PROJECT n\u00ba 777998) Mission to Colombia:<\/strong> Christelle Chouzenoux and Bruno Z\u00e9lie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conference by Bruno Z\u00e9lie, Universidade Uninorte, Barranquilla (\u00a9 Eveha International, Christelle Chouzenoux)

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Visit of the Forte Saint-Felipe of Cartagena (\u00a9 Eveha International, Bruno Z\u00e9lie)

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Working session on the conferences in the archaeological laboratory, Universidade Uninorte Barranquilla (\u00a9 Eveha International, Christelle Chouzenoux)

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Visit of the Museo Mapuka, Barranquilla (\u00a9 Eveha International, Bruno Z\u00e9lie)

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Campaigns<\/h2>\n\n\n