Archéologie des Conflits / Archéologie en Conflit - Documenter la Destruction au Moyen-Orient et en Asie Centrale Archaeology of Conflict / Archaeology in Conflict - Documenting Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Middle-East and... more
Archéologie des Conflits / Archéologie en Conflit - Documenter la Destruction au Moyen-Orient et en Asie Centrale
Archaeology of Conflict / Archaeology in Conflict - Documenting Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Middle-East and Central Asia
Edited by Julie Bessenay-Prolonge, Jean-Jacques Herr, Mathilde Mura
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Archaeology of Conflict / Archaeology in Conflict - Documenting Destruction of Cultural Heritage in the Middle-East and Central Asia
Edited by Julie Bessenay-Prolonge, Jean-Jacques Herr, Mathilde Mura
Full HD pdf freely available on : https://rdorient.hypotheses.org/1030
Research Interests: Middle East Studies, Conflict, Afghanistan, Lebanon, History of Museums, and 15 moreCultural Heritage Law, Conflict Archaeology, Yemen, World War II, Ancient Near East, Syria (Archaeology), Kurdistan, Military Archaeology, Algeria, Archaeology of destruction, French colonial Algeria, archaeology in Iraq, Gaza Strip, Lebanese Civil War, and Destruction of Cultural Heritage
Tureng Tepe (northeast of Iran) was excavated from 1960 to 1979 by a French team directed by Professor Jean Deshayes (University of Paris 1). This work revealed a complex stratigraphical sequence re ecting nearly ve millennia of human... more
Tureng Tepe (northeast of Iran) was excavated from 1960 to 1979 by a French team directed by Professor Jean Deshayes (University of Paris 1). This work revealed a complex stratigraphical sequence re ecting nearly ve millennia of human occupation. This was the most important archaeological project ever conducted in this region of Iran. Unfortunately, only the most recent levels of the site, attributed to the Sassanid and Islamic periods, were the subject of a full publication. The publication project was revived in 2012 by means of the constitution of a new team in charge of the protohistoric levels (Chalcolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age).
The French excavations have especially revealed an important urban centre dated from the 3rd millennium BC, and dominated by a high mud brick terrace. The artefacts recovered show close parallels with the site of Tepe Hissar. The aim of this paper is to present the preliminary results of the architectural study of the high terrace, to give a novel description of its internal structure, the building techniques implemented, the foundation system, and to propose a reconstruction of this unusual building.
The French excavations have especially revealed an important urban centre dated from the 3rd millennium BC, and dominated by a high mud brick terrace. The artefacts recovered show close parallels with the site of Tepe Hissar. The aim of this paper is to present the preliminary results of the architectural study of the high terrace, to give a novel description of its internal structure, the building techniques implemented, the foundation system, and to propose a reconstruction of this unusual building.
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Located in the Gorgān plain, which extends north of the Elburz Mountains , Tureng Tepe is one of the most important archaeological sites of the northeastern Iran. The excavations led by the Mission Archéologique Française allowed the... more
Located in the Gorgān plain, which extends north of the Elburz Mountains , Tureng Tepe is one of the most important archaeological sites of the northeastern Iran. The excavations led by the Mission Archéologique Française allowed the discovery of several anthropomorphic figurines dated from the Middle Bronze Age (2500-1800 BC.). This corpus, which consists largely of fragments, includes several types of representations. Most of these artefacts correspond to naked women, standing with arms outstretched, forming a star-shaped figure. A much more schematic type of figurines also exists. These artefacts have some features in common with the figurines from southern Turkmenistan, from southeastern Iranian plateau, and from Pakistani Baluchistan.