101. The 2021 Season of the Upper Wâdî as-Sirhân. Survey Project
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Piraud-Fournet, Pauline, Blanc, Pierre-Marie, Fournet, Thibaud, Al-Rowaili, Khalifah, Al-Tamemi, Saud, Al-Harbi, Jaza, Steimer-Herbet, Tara, Archéologie du Proche-Orient Hellénistique et Romain (APOHR), Archéologies et Sciences de l'Antiquité (ArScAn), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis (UP8)-Université Paris Nanterre (UPN)-Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication (MCC)-Institut national de recherches archéologiques préventives (Inrap)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Piraud-Fournet, Pauline
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[SHS.ARCHEO] Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory ,[SHS.ARCHEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Archaeology and Prehistory ,[SHS.ART] Humanities and Social Sciences/Art and art history ,[SHS.ART]Humanities and Social Sciences/Art and art history - Abstract
This report presents the main results of the exploration survey undertaken in the northern part of al-Jawf Province between September 25th and October 5th 2021. Its objective was on the one hand to start the architectural survey, description and study of the main ancient buildings previously identified in the Upper Wâdî as-Sirhân, also referred as the Qurayyât al-Milh (“Salt villages”) area.On the other hand, it aimed to contribute to the assessment of the amount, quality and perhaps touristic values of archaeological resources and heritage in this area.In fall 2021, on the field, the team was composed by Dr Pauline Piraud-Fournet, Pierre-Marie Blanc& Thibaud Fournet (CNRS), Khalifah al-Rowaili, Saud al-Tamemi & Jaza al-Harbi (MoC); the survey was funded by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, French Embassy, European Commission HOLYHOST Research Programme and University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, ArScAn UMR 7041-CNRS.The report first reminds the historical importance of the region of the Upper Wâdî as-Sirhân and the previous surveys and studies carried out. In a second part, it provides a description and first analysis of the sites recorded during the mission.
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- 2022