Dans les domaines de l’archéologie, de l’histoire de l’art et du patrimoine, l’étude des céramiques est un élément fondamental des recherches sur les sociétés anciennes.
Principal outil de datation des sites archéologiques et des monuments historiques, la céramique nous renseigne également sur l’exploitation raisonnée des ressources, les procédés techniques, les échanges et circuits commerciaux, les faciès culturels, les courants artistiques... Les angles d’approche sont multiples et requièrent des compétences qui vont d’un traitement généraliste aux spécialités les plus pointues.
Dans la plupart des MSH, il existe des archéologues spécialisés dans l’étude de la céramique de tous horizons (CNRS, Université, ministère de la Culture, INRAP, collectivités territoriales...). Ces chercheurs et étudiants ne disposent pas d’un lieu d’échange commun, c’est la raison pour laquelle nous souhaitons créer un réseau thématique consacré à la céramologie.
Il aurait pour vocation de structurer, à l’échelle nationale, nos diverses activités et d’afficher nos compétences en termes de complémentarité pour renforcer la dynamique interdisciplinaire. Il s’agit de valoriser la recherche céramologique française particulièrement dynamique à l’échelon européen et international, de rendre disponible les ressources, de rassembler les informations concernant les formations et l’acquisition des savoirs faires ainsi que de favoriser la diffusion des recherches. Des actions communes de réflexion et de formation, feraient jouer la complémentarité du réseau au niveau national.
Le réseau établira un état des lieux sur les compétences françaises en céramologie, toutes périodes confondues (du Néolithique à l’époque moderne) en rassemblant les informations sur :
* 1- Les acteurs de la recherche en céramologie, les zones géographiques et les périodes chronologiques sur lesquelles ils travaillent.
* 2- Les programmes de recherche développés dans les laboratoires et les MSH.
* 3- Les ressources documentaires de chaque centre (tessonniers spécialisés, bases de données archéologiques et archéométriques, encyclopédies en ligne, moteurs de recherche, centres de documentation…).
* 4- Les activités de formation (cours universitaires, stages, séminaires, écoles thématiques, formation continue, initiation aux méthodes d’enregistrement…).
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Ceramics Network: Réseau des céramologues du réseau des MSH
CERA MSH: Réseau des céramologues du réseau des MSH
Monday, January 28, 2013
Online Corpus of the Inscriptions of Campā
Corpus of the Inscriptions of Campā
The Corpus of the Inscriptions of Campā is a publication of the École française d'Extrême-Orient, realized in collaboration with the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University.
This project aims to recover, preserve, study and make accessible the corpus of inscriptions of ancient Campā (in present Việt Nam), written either in Sanskrit or in Old Cam.
Corpus of the Inscriptions of Campā is copyright © 2012 by the contributors and editors. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
In 2009, the French School of Asian Studies (École française d'Extrême-Orient, EFEO) launched the project Corpus of the Inscriptions of Campā (CIC), aiming to renew the tradition of scholarship on these inscriptions that had thrived at the institution in the early 20th century.
The primary aim of the project is to update and to continue the EFEO inventory of the inscriptions of Campā, compiled in the early decades of the 20th century by the renowned scholar George Cœdès. In this inventory, each inscription received a unique 'C.' number (C = Campā), under which were recorded various types of useful information, such as: the place where the inscription had been found; the place where it was currently located (if it had been moved after discovery); the language(s) used in it; its date; availability of reproductions of it in public libraries; bibliography of publications about the inscription. A first version of this inventory was published in 1908, comprising 118 entries; a revised and updated version came out in 1923, and at that time the list comprised 170 entries; supplements published in 1937 and 1942 raised the total first to 196, and finally to 200 entries. After this, the inventory fell into disuse, and for many decades there was no central registration of newly discovered inscriptions, or of changes in the situation of previously registered items.
And it was not only the maintenance of an inventory that came to be neglected. After a small handful of publications of inscriptions of Campā by EFEO scholars that appeared in the 1920s and 1930s, the study of these inscriptions, inside and outside the EFEO, came to a complete stop due to World War II and the subsequent period of Vietnamese struggle for independence and reunification. At that time, only about half of all known inscriptions had been published, and in general the study of inscriptions in Sanskrit language had received much more attention — at least it had advanced more significantly — than that of inscriptions in Cam. Most Cam-language inscriptions whose texts had been published, had been published without translations. Even the existing translations were almost never precise renderings of the originals, but rather loose patch-works of understood, guessed and ignored elements of the originals. In this situation, the second important aim of the CIC project is to publish texts and translations of the inscriptions whose existence was known but had not yet been published; bring out texts and translations of newly discovered inscriptions; publish translations of texts that had been published without any translations; and, last but not least, review the texts published by previous scholars, which often allows the correction of wrong readings, and hence improvement in the interpretation of texts published a long time ago.
The project has opted for a two-pronged publication strategy. We are publishing our results piecemeal in traditional paper publications, both through international journals (mainly in French), and through publications in Vietnam (using Vietnamese). But we are simultaneously preparing the present online publication which will, in due course, bring together the corpus in its entirety, and present the most up-to-date versions of our treatment of the individual inscriptions.
Roman Republic Network
Roman Republic Network
The purpose of this website is to exchange knowledge amongst scholars interested in the Roman Republic.
It aims to provide a forum for scholars working in all fields of historical, literary, linguistic or archaeological research involving the Roman Republic (c. 500-27 BC) and the nations surrounding it. A particular focus of the website are the processes of integration and identity formation that took place in this period in Italy and beyond.
The website intends to be the focal point for a network of scholars interested in these issues, and to facilitate contact between them. It will be used for sharing ongoing research, for example by publishing working papers on which you would like to receive feedback, and bibliographies, teaching resources, links, and other information that you think will be of interest to others.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Under Development: Open Library of Humanities (OLH)
Open Library of Humanities (OLH)
The Open Library of Humanities aims to provide a platform for Open Access publishing that is:
- Reputable and respected through rigorous peer review
- Sustainable
- Digitally preserved and safely archived in perpetuity
- Non-profit
- Open in both monetary and permission terms
- Non-discriminatory (APCs are waiverable)
- Technically innovative in response to the needs of scholars and librarians
- A solution to the serials crisis
Friday, January 25, 2013
Live Stream Conference: Thera and Minoan Crete. New insights into two 'cultures of disaster'
Thera and Minoan Crete. New insights into two 'cultures of disaster' - Livestream
The livestream will be available during the conference, directly from this website at the beginning of the symposium on the 26th January 2013 at 09:15.
The live chat for asking questions during the discussion sessions will be possible through Facebook or eMail and asked at the final discussion at 18:15:
www.facebook.com/theraandminoancrete2013
eMail: TMC2013@zaw.uni-heidelberg.de
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Karnak Cachette online
[First posted in AWOL 5 November 2009. Updates 24 January 2013]
Cachette de Karnak et numéros "K" de G. Legrain
Version 2, data date January 22nd 2013
Cachette de Karnak et numéros "K" de G. Legrain
Version 2, data date January 22nd 2013
En 1903, l’archéologue Georges Legrain fit une découverte exceptionnelle au nord-ouest de la cour du VIIe pylône, qui avait déjà livré dans sa partie sud de nombreux éléments d’architecture du Moyen et du Nouvel Empire : plus de 700 statues, 17000 bronzes et de nombreux autres objets furent mis au jour, au prix de fouilles rendues difficiles par les eaux d’infiltration. Le chantier se poursuivit jusqu’en 1907 et la plupart des statues rejoignirent le Musée du Caire.
En dehors d’un certain nombre d’effigies royales de toutes époques, les statues découvertes appartenaient généralement à des prêtres qui officièrent à Karnak entre le Nouvel Empire et la fin de l’époque ptolémaïque. En cela, la « Cachette » est une mine de renseignements sur le clergé et l’évolution des cultes. Des généalogies peuvent être reconstituées à partir de statues appartenant à différentes générations d’une même famille thébaine. Pour l’histoire de l’art, l’apport est tout aussi remarquable, car un grand nombre de types statuaires sont représentés. En outre, de nombreux petits objets de toutes sortes (stèles, plaques d'incrustation, amulettes, coudées votives, etc.) furent trouvés par Legrain lors de ces fouilles...
Un protocole de coopération a été signé en 2008 entre le Conseil Suprême des Antiquités, représenté par son Secrétaire Général, Dr. Zahi Hawass, et l'IFAO, représenté par sa directrice, Dr. Laure Pantalacci. Un comité scientifique, présidé par le professeur Ali Radwan, a été créé pour superviser les travaux. La coopération entre les deux institutions a permis la publication de cette base de données sur le web.
Georges Legrain made an extraordinary discovery in 1903 in the north-west section of the courtyard in front of the Seventh Pylon at Karnak, which had already revealed architectural elements dating from the Middle and New Kingdoms. Over 700 statues in stone, 17000 in bronze and many other artefacts were unearthed during an excavation made difficult due to the infiltrations from the watertable. The work lasted until 1907 and most of the statues ended up in the Cairo Museum. Apart from a certain number of royal effigies from various periods, the statues, which date from the New Kingdom up to the end of the Ptolemaic period, portray priests occupying various functions in Karnak. For this reason, the "cachette" is an extraordinary source of information on the clergy and the ritualistic evolution of Karnak. Genealogies can be reconstituted from the statues of various generations from the same Theban families. The value of this find in terms of the history of art is just as important since a large number of different types of statue are present. Moreover, many small objects of various kinds (stelae, inlay plaques, amulets, votives cubits, etc.) were found by Legrain during these excavations...
A protocol of cooperation was signed in April 2008 between the Supreme Council of Antiquities, represented by its Secretary General, Dr. Zahi Hawass, and the IFAO, represented by its director, Dr. Laure Pantalacci. A scientific committee, chaired by Professor Ali Radwan, has been created to supervise the work. The cooperation between the two institutions has lead to the publication of this database on the web.
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Federated Archaeological Information Management System Project
Federated Archaeological Information Management System Project
The Federated Archaeological Information Management System (FAIMS) Project is a $950k eResearch Tools project, funded by the National eResearch Collaboration Tools and Resources (NeCTAR) program. NeCTAR is an Australian Government program to build new infrastructure for Australian researchers, conducted as part of the Super Science initiative and financed by the Education Investment Fund.
FAIMS is led by University of New South Wales in collaboration with participants from 41 organisations, including universities, archaeological consultancies and heritage agencies in Australia and overseas.
FAIMS was launched on 5 June 2012 and it is due to be completed in December 2013.
The goal of FAIMS is to assemble a comprehensive information system for archaeology. This system will allow data from field and laboratory work to be born digital using mobile devices, processed in local databases, extracted to data warehouses suitable for sophisticated analysis, and exchanged online through cultural heritage registries and data repositories. Existing standards and components will be used wherever possible; new ones developed where necessary. Major initiatives include:
The end product will be a suite of compatible tools accessible to archaeologists through a single portal. This system will revolutionise the management of archaeological data. It will enhance collaboration, reinterpretation and comparative study by facilitating the production and dissemination of compatible, high-quality archaeological datasets.
- Development of applications for android devices to capture data
- Development of tools for data processing, analysis, and visualisation
- Implementation of online repositories for publishing primary archaeological data produced in Australia or by Australians working overseas
- Construction of interoperability protocols allowing search and exchange between new and existing repositories.
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