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Nabataean and Roman places of worship in Petra (2016-2019) Qasr al-Bint Excavation Campaign 2018 Theatre of Wadi Sabra Excavation Campaign 2018 Jabal Khubthah Excavation Campaign 2019 Material studies: Ceramic study Wadi Sabra 2018... more
Nabataean and Roman places of worship in Petra (2016-2019)
Qasr al-Bint Excavation Campaign 2018
Theatre of Wadi Sabra Excavation Campaign 2018
Jabal Khubthah Excavation Campaign 2019
Material studies: Ceramic study Wadi Sabra 2018
Material studies: Ceramic study Jabal Khubthah 2019
Qasr al-Bint Excavation Campaign 2018
Theatre of Wadi Sabra Excavation Campaign 2018
Jabal Khubthah Excavation Campaign 2019
Material studies: Ceramic study Wadi Sabra 2018
Material studies: Ceramic study Jabal Khubthah 2019
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in L. Tholbecq (éd.), Mission archéologique française de Pétra : Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2015 - 2016, Bruxelles, Presses de l’ULB, 2016, p. 59-77.
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in L. Tholbecq (éd.), Mission archéologique française de Pétra : Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2015 - 2016, Bruxelles, Presses de l’ULB, 2016, p. 51-57.
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in L. Tholbecq (Ed.), Mission archéologique française "De Pétra au Wadi Ramm : le sud jordanien nabatéen et arabe. Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2014-2015. Bruxelles, Presses de l'Université libre de Bruxelles, 2015, p. 113-133.
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in L. Tholbecq (éd.), Mission archéologique française “De Pétra au Wādī Ramm : le sud jordanien nabatéen et arabe” : Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2014 - 2015, Bruxelles, 2015, p. 31-37
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in L. Tholbecq (éd.), Mission archéologique française “De Pétra au Wādī Ramm : le sud jordanien nabatéen et arabe” : Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2014 - 2015, Bruxelles, 2015, p. 38-42
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in L. Tholbecq (éd.), Mission archéologique française “De Pétra au Wādī Ramm : le sud jordanien nabatéen et arabe” : Rapport des campagnes archéologiques 2014 - 2015, Bruxelles, 2015, p. 63-100.
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Report on the 7th excavation season at Madâ’in Sâlih, ancient Hegra.
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In. Jens Kamlah & Markus Witte (Eds.), Temples, Synagogues, Churches, and Mosques. Sacred Architecture in Palestine from the Bronze Age to Medieval Times, (Abhandlungen des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins, 49), Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2023,... more
In. Jens Kamlah & Markus Witte (Eds.), Temples, Synagogues, Churches, and Mosques. Sacred Architecture in Palestine from the Bronze Age to Medieval Times, (Abhandlungen des Deutschen Palästina-Vereins, 49), Wiesbaden, Harrassowitz, 2023, p. 419-440.
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Bulletin de la Société française d’archéologie classique (XLIX, 2017-2018), Revue Archéologique 67, 2019, p. 153-160.
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in Chr. CANNUYER (Ed.), La mer, les ports, les marins dans les civilisations orientales. Pauline Voûte et Robert Donceel in honorem, (Acta Orientalia Belgica, 32), Bruxelles, Société belge d’études orientales, p. 277-283. The toponym... more
in Chr. CANNUYER (Ed.), La mer, les ports, les marins dans les civilisations orientales. Pauline Voûte et Robert Donceel in honorem, (Acta Orientalia Belgica, 32), Bruxelles, Société belge d’études orientales, p. 277-283.
The toponym gršw reported in a Nabataean epitaph from Petra has traditionally been regarded as Gerasa of the Decapolis, in Northern Jordan. We suggest that it may rather refer to a site from Southern Negev called Gerasa in Ptolemy’s Geography and Rasa by the Peutinger Map.
The toponym gršw reported in a Nabataean epitaph from Petra has traditionally been regarded as Gerasa of the Decapolis, in Northern Jordan. We suggest that it may rather refer to a site from Southern Negev called Gerasa in Ptolemy’s Geography and Rasa by the Peutinger Map.
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Revue Archéologique 65.1, 2018, p. 7 - 45. About fifteen rock-cut stibadia (i.e. circular or semi-circular dining-couches) have been recorded in Petra and its surroundings, together with dozens of rock-cut triclinia. A detailed survey’s... more
Revue Archéologique 65.1, 2018, p. 7 - 45. About fifteen rock-cut stibadia (i.e. circular or semi-circular dining-couches) have been recorded in Petra and its surroundings, together with dozens of rock-cut triclinia. A detailed survey’s fieldwork was carried out in 2010 and 2011, upgrading the documentation of these poorly studied structures. It brought a new understanding of their typology, contexts of use and datation. The rock-cut stibadia of Petra belong to two main categories: one associates a semi-circular dining-couch and a small rock-cut court in funerary contexts, the other is a rather circular structure that appears in religious contexts. Both groups find parallels in Alexandrian and Ptolemaic contexts, explaining their presence in the Nabataean capital.
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in Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 59 (2018), p. 607-622. This article presents the results of the excavation campaign carried out in Dharīḥ in May 2013 on behalf of the French-Jordanian Archaeological Mission of Khirbat... more
in Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan 59 (2018), p. 607-622. This article presents the results of the excavation campaign carried out in Dharīḥ in May 2013 on behalf of the French-Jordanian Archaeological Mission of Khirbat adh-Dharīḥ. Three operations were undertaken on different buildings, in order to complement the previous excavations. Soundings and cleaning were undertaken by P. Piraud-Fournet in the northern house of village V1, which is the largest domestic building of the site, in order to determine its phasing and chronology. At the same time, work was carried out in Area A, about 150 m south of the sanctuary’s southern entrance (second court), on both a Nabataean/ Roman mansio (L. Tholbecq) and the associated public baths (C. Durand).
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in A. Lichtenberger, R. Raja (Eds.), Middle Islamic Jerash (9th century – 15th century). Archaeology and History of an Ayyubid-Mamluk Settlement (Jerash Papers, 3), Turnhout, Brepols, p. 65-96. (Table of Contents & first page)
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Syria 94, 2017, p. 41-53 – This article aims to apply to the Roman Near East a territorial reading of the religious spaces within the political and institutional frame of a Roman Province. The strengths and weaknesses of... more
Syria 94, 2017, p. 41-53 – This article aims to apply to the Roman Near East a territorial reading of the religious spaces within the political and institutional frame of a Roman Province. The strengths and weaknesses of typo-chronological approaches are raised. The distribution of the religious spaces is explored within Nabataean Petra, and then extended to the territory of the newly defined polis/civitas, of Petra, after the Roman annexation. Kh. edh-Dharih and Kh. at-Tannur are used as case studies through the analysis of their iconography, compared to contemporary buildings in both Rome and 2nd c. A.D. Petra.
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Syria 94, 2017, p. 13-16. – Two questions are addressed here by way of introduction to this workshop on Nabataean rituals: the presence, beside the platform on which the betyls were exposed (the mwtb) of a specific sacrificial built... more
Syria 94, 2017, p. 13-16. – Two questions are addressed here by way of introduction to this workshop on Nabataean rituals: the presence, beside the platform on which the betyls were exposed (the mwtb) of a specific sacrificial built device, before and after the creation of the Roman province of Arabia; second, the question of the evidence of open-air rooms within the Nabataean temple is raised, as compared with similar architectural design in both Graeco-Roman Egyptian and South-Arabian temples.
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Comptes rendus des séances de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres, 2016/2 (avril – juin), p. 1053-1074.
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in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 46 (2016): 277-303. This paper aims to provide the first reassessment of the available documentation concerning the Nabataean-Roman site of Sabrah, situated 6.5 km south of Petra. A major... more
in Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies 46 (2016): 277-303. This paper aims to provide the first reassessment of the available documentation concerning the Nabataean-Roman site of Sabrah, situated 6.5 km south of Petra. A major sanctuary developped at the latest between the first and early fourth century AD, together with major adjacent structures such as a bath-house and a theatre, in a small oasis situated on a track joining Humayma and Wadi Araba to the Nabataean capital, and supplied by spring and rainfall water. For the first time since 1828, a 1:50 top plan of its visible remains has been drawn. Along with a general description and surface ceramic material, it gives a first general image of the site and serves as the basis for renewed analysis.
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Syria 93, 2016, p. 255-310.
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in Syria 92, 2015, p. 23-32.
open edition : https://syria.revues.org/2986
open edition : https://syria.revues.org/2986
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in Syria 92, 2015, p. 33-43
open edition : syria.revues.org/3216
open edition : syria.revues.org/3216
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in D. Viviers & A. Vokaer, « Travaux de la mission archéologique à Apamée de Syrie XLIIIe campagne (2010) », RBPhH, 93, 2015, p. 185-193.
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in Journal of Roman Archaeology 27 (2014) : 374-391
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in J. LE MAIRE (Ed.), Marche et espace urbain de l’Antiquité à nos jours, (Clara Architecture/Recherche 1), Bruxelles, Mardaga (2013): 33-44.
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in AHAA 35 (2013): 75-86.
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The archaeological remains of the Jabal Nmayr (Petra) and the religious monuments (niches and betyls) that mark its access way are examined. Several unpublished monuments are presented. A relief of a soldier (D 276) is discussed. The... more
The archaeological remains of the Jabal Nmayr (Petra) and the religious monuments (niches and betyls) that mark its access way are examined. Several unpublished monuments are presented. A relief of a soldier (D 276) is discussed. The hypothesis of a connection between the high-place of the Jabal Nmayr and the Nabataean MHRMH is proposed; the sanctuary is compared to the layout of Kh. at-Tannur and other high-places from Petra. Finally, spatial connections between the Jabal Nmayr high-place, the Obodas chapel complex and the suburban neighborhood of the Wadi Farasah are analyzed.
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in D. Viviers & A. Vokaer, Travaux de la mission archéologique à Apamée de Syrie XLIIIe campagne (2009). Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire,(88), 116-120, Pl. VI, 2, VII-VIII, IX.1.
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Abstract: Les archéologues ont hâtivement qualifié d'ayyoubide-mamelouke une céramique retrouvée dans des niveaux post-abbassides en Palestine et en Transjordanie, à défaut de disposer de plus de précision. Depuis peu, cette... more
Abstract: Les archéologues ont hâtivement qualifié d'ayyoubide-mamelouke une céramique retrouvée dans des niveaux post-abbassides en Palestine et en Transjordanie, à défaut de disposer de plus de précision. Depuis peu, cette céramique a attiré l'attention des ...
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in L'Antiquité Classique 92 (2023), 330-331.
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in L'Antiquité Classique 91 (2022), 393-395.
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L'Antiquité Classique, 91, 2022 : 413-414.
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in L'Antiquité Classique 90 (2021), 376-377.
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In Syria 97, 2021 (on line)
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in Archaeology in Jordan 2: 115-116. ACOR: Amman, Jordan.
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in G.J. Corbett, D.R. Keller, B.A. Porter & Ch. P. Shelton, « Archaeology in Jordan, 2014 and 2015 Seasons », American Journal of Archaeology 120.4, 2016, p. 666-668, fig. 24.
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in G.J. Corbett, D.R. Keller, B.A. Porter & Ch.A. Tuttle, « Archaeology in Jordan, 2012 and 2013 Seasons », American Journal of Archaeology 118.4, 2014 (October 2014), p. 663-664, fig. 20.
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in G.J. Corbett, D.R. Keller, B.A. Porter & Ch.A. Tuttle, « Archaeology in Jordan, 2012 and 2013 Seasons », American Journal of Archaeology 118.4, 2014 (October 2014), p. 655-657, fig. 14.
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in D.R. Keller, B.A. Porter & Ch.A. Tuttle, « Archaeology in Jordan, 2010 and 2011 Seasons », AJA 2012, 116.4, 2012, p. 736-737, fig. 21.
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Paper given at the ICHAJ 14, Florence, January 21, 2019
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Conférence présentée au Musée du Louvre, le 9 février 2018. Pétra, la capitale du royaume nabatéen indépendant est, pour reprendre les mots de Strabon (Géogr., XVI, 4, 21), « protégée en cercle par des rochers escarpés et abrupts ».... more
Conférence présentée au Musée du Louvre, le 9 février 2018. Pétra, la capitale du royaume nabatéen indépendant est, pour reprendre les mots de Strabon (Géogr., XVI, 4, 21), « protégée en cercle par des rochers escarpés et abrupts ». Plusieurs de ces sommets, qui culminent entre 1100 et 1330 mètres, présentent des installations rupestres interprétées depuis la fin du XIXe siècle comme «hauts-lieux», espaces cultuels caractéristiques de la civilisation nabatéenne. En 2012 a été menée une nouvelle exploration du Jabal al-Khubthah, la montagne qui domine la capitale par l’est et au pied de laquelle s’est développée la nécropole royale. Cette exploration a conduit à la découverte de nombreux vestiges inédits qui nécessitaient une étude approfondie. Des fouilles conjointes, ouvertes sur ce massif entre 2014 et 2017 par les missions archéologiques française et belge de Pétra, ont depuis lors contribué à une réévaluation radicale du dossier : si plusieurs structures à caractère religieux ont été mises au jour (chapelle rupestre, présentoir à bétyles, stibadium), d’autres sont de nature domestique ou nettement militaire ; la principale surprise est toutefois venue de la découverte d’un complexe balnéaire inédit, accroché à la crête du massif et dominant l’ensemble de l’espace urbain de Pétra. Ces travaux livrent ainsi une nouvelle lecture de l’occupation de ce sommet, en lien avec les quartiers situés à ses pieds, dans la durée, de l’âge du Fer II à l’époque tardo-antique ; l’interprétation du « haut-lieu » du Jabal Khubthah en est aujourd’hui profondément révisée.
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Colloque international "Daphné faubourg d'Antioche sur l'Oronte", Lyon Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3, 7 & 8 juin 2016.
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Several questions have remained unanswered in scholarship about the interpretation of Wadi Sabra, a satellite hamlet situated 6.5 km south of Petra’s city centre, not least because of the lack of substantial fieldwork undertaken there. In... more
Several questions have remained unanswered in scholarship about the interpretation of Wadi Sabra, a satellite hamlet situated 6.5 km south of Petra’s city centre, not least because of the lack of substantial fieldwork undertaken there. In 2014, the Belgian and French archaeological missions to Petra together made the first general map of the site at a scale of 1:50, which subsequently allowed a new understanding and interpretation of its various archaeological features. A second temple, associated with the precinct that was partially studied by J.P. Zeitler in 1992, was discovered and surveyed, together with its temenos, a bath complex and crypto-porticoes. Dwellings developed on a hill to the west of this precinct from the Nabataean to Late Roman periods, and an enigmatic isolated building has been tentatively identified as a caravanserai. The site, which is accessed from the Wadi Arabah via Wadi Sabra and lies besides springs at the bottom of Ras Sabra, was an obligatory transshipment stop for the caravans. It is therefore proposed that there is a correlation between the storage facilities of the sanctuary and the likely existence of a royal or municipal taxation of the caravans destined for Petra, as explained by Pliny the Elder for Southern Arabia. This interpretation, which could also be applied to at least another major peripheral temple in the greater Petra area, can contribute to our understanding of the presence of a major rock-cut theatre at Sabra. This theatre has remained largely unexplained and can be consequently justified by the organization of religious and commercial feasts. This paper will present and discuss these new findings and hypotheses, subsequently shedding light on Petra’s hinterland and the organization of Nabataean trade.
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Between 2001 and 2014, the French Archaeological Mission in Petra did excavate a unique tribal gathering place on the so-called “Obodas Chapel” terrace, in an isolated massif East of the Jabal Numayr. One of the main scientific results of... more
Between 2001 and 2014, the French Archaeological Mission in Petra did excavate a unique tribal gathering place on the so-called “Obodas Chapel” terrace, in an isolated massif East of the Jabal Numayr. One of the main scientific results of this work was the definition of a precise sequence of occupation of this place by members of the same tribe, within two and a half centuries, and the evidence of its architectural development, all belonging to the Nabataean period, prior to the Roman annexation. Continuous restorations of the various monuments has been carried out, year after year, in order to preserve the finds and to facilitate the visit and the comprehension of its main architectural features. Together with the high-place of the Jabal Numary, the “Obodas Chapel” defines original and isolated spots of major interest that could be promoted to visitors appreciating both hiking, trail walking and archaeological remains. This requires in return some investment from the local authorities in terms of protection and access.
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Dusares, mentioned in both Nabataean inscriptions and classical sources, held a dominant position among Nabataean divinities. Apparently associated with the Nabataean dynasty during the independent kingdom, the god was later referred to... more
Dusares, mentioned in both Nabataean inscriptions and classical sources, held a dominant position among Nabataean divinities. Apparently associated with the Nabataean dynasty during the independent kingdom, the god was later referred to by various cities of Roman Provincia Arabia as an important marker of identity.
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Les fouilles menées ces quinze dernières années dans la capitale du royaume nabatéen permettent d'établir les principaux jalons de l'occupation de Pétra, entre la fin du IV e s. av. n.è. et les X e /XI e siècles de n.è. Menant une... more
Les fouilles menées ces quinze dernières années dans la capitale du royaume nabatéen permettent d'établir les principaux jalons de l'occupation de Pétra, entre la fin du IV e s. av. n.è. et les X e /XI e siècles de n.è. Menant une réflexion générale sur les sanctuaires païens, la mission archéologique française concentre ses recherches sur quelques pôles religieux majeurs de la ville, témoins de l'évolution des espaces et des pratiques, avant et après la création de la Provincia Arabia en 106 : sont ainsi étudiés le Qasr al-Bint, un grand sanctuaire urbain et ses dépendances (propylées/téménos/espaces de banquet), la « Chapelle d'Obodas », un sanctuaire tribal nabatéen et son haut lieu associé (le Jabal Numayr), un sanctuaire périurbain situé à 6,5 km de la ville (Wadi Sabra) associant téménos, thermes et théâtre, espaces réinvestis à l'époque tardo-antique par une garnison romaine, et un quartier périphérique de sommet (le Jabal Khubthah), un espace plurifonctionnel ayant mené à la découverte de structures cultuelles d'époques nabatéenne et romaine et de bains inédits conservés dans un état tardo-romain. Seront également présentés les résultats d'une étude menée sur une quinzaine de stibadia rupestres relevés tant en contextes funéraire que religieux sur tout le territoire de la ville