Archaeology of Medieval Towns along the Eastern Mediterranean (workshop)

Programme – 27 mai 2019 (Jour 1)

08:30 – 09:00

Arrival, coffee

09:00 – 09:30

Welcome words and introduction by Prof. Stéphane Bourdin, Scientific Assistant Director of the National Institute of Human and Social Sciences of the CNRS, in charge of archaeology, Prof. Francois Bon (CRFJ/CNRS), Dr. Diane Brami, cooperation officer, International Division of the CNRS, Prof. Sylvie Démurger, Scientific Assistant Director, Dr. Robert Kool (IAA) and Barbara Wollfer, Cultural Counsellor at the French Embassy in Israel, Director of the French Institute.

09:30 – 10:30

Architecture in medieval archaeology

Lecture 1 : Prof. Andreas Hartmann-Virnich, Aix-Marseille Université (Lab. LA3M), Building Archaeology and Romanesque Architecture in France : Methodological Aspects.

Lecture 2 : Dr. Vardit Shotten-Hallel, Israel Antiquities Authority, Methodological Aspects of Medieval Architecture in Israel: The Case of Crusader Archaeology.

10:30 – 11:30

Urban archaeology

Lecture 3 : Prof Elisabeth Lorans, Université de Tours (lab. CITERES), Urban Archaeology in France : An Overview 1970 – 2019.

Lecture 4 : Prof. Adrian Boas, Haifa University, Crusader Urban Archaeology in the Kingdom of Jerusalem : Methodologies, Constraints and Possibilities : The Cases of Jerusalem and Acre.

11:30 – 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 – 12:45
Funerary archaeology

Lecture 5 : Dr. Yves Gleize, Inrap/Université de Bordeaux (Lab. PACEA), Atlit and Other Cases : Modern Approaches to Funerary Archaeology.

Lecture 6 : Amit Reem, Israel Antiquities Authority /Hebrew University, Aspects of Funerary Archaeology in Israel : The Case of Frankish Burial Research.

12:45 – 14:00
Lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Landscape and Settlement archaeology

Lecture 7 : Prof Aline Durand, Le Mans Université (Lab. CReAAH), Bio-Archaeological Remains and Medieval Landscape : New Approaches and Methods in France.

Lecture 8 : Dr. Rafi Lewis, Ashkelon Academic College/University of Haifa, Recent Developments in the Study of Medieval Landscapes and Conflicts in Israel.

15:00 – 16:00
Exchange and Trade

Lecture 9 : Prof. Yves Henigfeld, Université de Nantes (Lab. CReAAH), Trade and Medieval Ceramics in France : Methodological Aspects.

Lecture 10 : Dr Edna Stern and Dr. Yael Gorin-Rosen, Israel Antiquities Authority (lab. ARAR) – Crusader-Period Pottery and Glass : Aspects of Research in Israel.