Fieldwork and new technologies applied to archaeology in Lebanon
The research team ArcheoSciences: Human, Animal and Environment Interaction, department of Arts and Archaeology of the Lebanese University, in collaboration with the Ifpo, is organizing a series of 4 thematical webinars concerning: ‘ Fieldwork and new technologies applied to archaeology’.
The focus is about research and interdisciplinary approaches conducted in Lebanon and the Near East in general.
The aim of this webinar is to connect scholars, academic and students, to promote new technologies in archaeology and stay updated about new projects and methods. Attendees would be of all levels: archaeologists, ungraduated students, graduate students, Phd students, researchers, and professors.
The lectures are open access with no registration required and will take place online via the ‘CISCO Webex’ platform of ArcheoSciences lab.
Organizers
Jwana Chahoud (UL)
May Haider (UL)
Dominique Pieri (IIfpo)
Check out website for links and RSVP: https://www.archeosciences.com/
Four sessions of three hours each are organized in 4 days (Full programm) :
Upcoming Sessions
Friday 4th June 2021, 2:00-5:00 PM – Archaeometry and artefacts
2:00 – 2:45 pm : Residue Analysis, Valentina Tumolo, Durham University
3:00 – 3:45 pm : Les analyses physicochimiques sur la céramique, Ziad El Murr & Ranat Baydoun, CNRSLiban
4:00 – 4:45 pm : Petrography and Pottery, Early Bronze Lebanon, Kamal Badershani, Durham University (DARC)
Past Sessions
Friday 26th March 2021, 2:00-5:00 PM UTC+2 – On the field
14:00-14:45: Approaches to Landscape History and Settlement in the Central Bekaa Valley.
Paul Newson, American University of Beirut.
15:00-15:45: Utilisation des méthodes géophysiques en contexte archéologique proche-oriental.
Christophe Benech, CNRS-UMR 5133 Archéorient, Lyon.
· 16:00-16:45: ‘The Use of LiDAR technology for the Chekka Regional Survey: Problems and Potentials’
Hermann Genz, American University of Beirut
Friday 23rd April 2021, 2:00-5:00 PM – Data recording and management
2:00 -2:45 pm – Archéologie en 3 dimensions, by Micheline Kurdy (Université Paris-Nanterre).
2:45-3:30 pm – Bases de données d’enregistrement Archéologique de terrain : quelques remarques, by Bruno Desachy (Univ. Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris).
4:00-4:45 pm – Surveying the Lebanese Waters : A guide to Methodology and Practice, by Lucy Semaan & Enzo Cocca, The Honor Frost Foundation-London.
4:15-5:00 pm – Documenting and Assessing Maritime Heritage in the Middle East and North Africa, by The Marea Project
Friday 7th May 2021, 2:00-5:00 PM – Bio archaeological analysis
14:00-14:45: Paleobotanical Data: Phytoliths, Starches, and Diatoms in the Archaeological Record. Alison Damick, University of Texas, USA.
15:00–15:45: Analyses isotopiques en bioarchéologie. Etat de l’art au Proche et Moyen-Orient. Kevin Salesse, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
16:00–16:45: Radiocarbon dating and Bayesian statistics in archaeology.Thomas Higham, University of Oxford, UK. Introduced by Corine Yazbeck, Lebanese University
