Conference Presentations by Julie Marchand
CALL FOR PAPERS - EAA Annual Meeting - Rome, August 2024
1st International Conference of Mediterranean Harbour and Coastal Archaeology, Aix-en-Provence, 2... more 1st International Conference of Mediterranean Harbour and Coastal Archaeology, Aix-en-Provence, 27/09-1/10/2022
The Junior Lab Nomad's lands: économies, sociétés et matérialités des nomades is organising its f... more The Junior Lab Nomad's lands: économies, sociétés et matérialités des nomades is organising its final conference focusing on the study of nomadic societies throughout the world, from prehistory to the present day. It proposes a common and transdisciplinary framework of reflection favourable to the development of new approaches for analysing nomads, their societies, their cultures (material or immaterial), their territories and the relationships they maintain with the latter. This symposium is based on three complementary topics into which the contributions can be inserted: 1) Knowledge and management of environments by nomads. How do nomadic societies interact with their environment(s)? What is the influence of environmental factors on these societies? How do nomadic activities transform environments? What knowledge and perceptions do nomads have of their environment and how does this influence their management of sometimes constrained resources? To what extent are these management methods transmitted over time and do they adapt to environmental changes? 2) Unity and diversity of material cultures. Can we define material cultures of mobility and nomadism? What common features can be found from one place to another and from one period to another? What are their differences? What do people take with them and, conversely, what do they leave behind? What do they produce again? What remains in time? And what are our tools and/or methods for understanding the materiality of cultures that leave few traces? 3) Relations between nomads and sedentary people. How can we envisage the relations of nomadic societies with each other and with sedentary societies? What are the modalities of their insertion in local, regional, national, macro-regional and/or global socioeconomic or political networks, whether nomadic or sedentary? Are the contacts and exchanges only one way? Are there cultural transfers? The call for papers is open to researchers whose work deals with nomads, their societies, their economies, and their territories. Papers will last 20 minutes and will be followed by 10 minutes of discussion.
LRCW 7, Valencia, forthcoming
LRCW 7, Valencia, forthcoming
E. Giannitrapani, V. Caminneci, M. C. Parello et M. S. Rizzo (éd.), LRCW 6. 6th International Conference on Late Roman Coarse Ware, Cooking Ware and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry. Land and Sea: pottery routes, Agrigento, 24-28 maggio 2017, BAR IS, forthcoming
E. Giannitrapani, V. Caminneci, M. C. Parello et M. S. Rizzo (éd.), LRCW 6. 6th International Conference on Late Roman Coarse Ware, Cooking Ware and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry. Land and Sea: pottery routes, Agrigento, 24-28 maggio 2017, BAR IS, forthcoming
D. Dixneuf (éd.), LRCW 5, Fifth International Conference in the Mediterranean Archaeological and Archaeometry, Alexandria (Egypt), April 6th-10th 2014, Études Alexandrines 43, 2017
Papers by Julie Marchand
BIFAO - Bulletin de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, 2023
L’édifice qui fait l’objet de cet article est un chai (établissement dédié à la production du vin... more L’édifice qui fait l’objet de cet article est un chai (établissement dédié à la production du vin) découvert à Plinthine, en Maréotide, une région réputée pour ses vins depuis l’époque pharaonique. Le village est localisé sur la crête rocheuse de la taenia, dont les vins étaient particulièrement appréciés selon Athénée. Dégagé partiellement dans les années 1980, le chai a été entièrement fouillé par la MFTMP. Grâce à la bonne conservation des vestiges et du matériel (céramique et restes archéobotaniques), aux parallèles méditerranéens, ainsi qu’au témoignage des papyrus, la chaîne opératoire de production du vin (de l’extraction du moût au stockage temporaire des amphores) a pu être reconstituée et modélisée. Les auteurs proposent d’interpréter l’édifice comme faisant partie d’un domaine dont le propriétaire disposait de moyens importants. Étant donné la date précoce du chai (iiie-iie s. av. J.-C.), il a dû compter parmi les pionniers qui ont relancé la production du vin taeniotique, en perpétuant, mais aussi en améliorant sur le plan technique, les traditions viticoles égyptiennes.
NETWORKED SPACES. THE SPACIALITY OF NETWORKS IN THE RED SEA AND WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN, 2022
Intended to provide accurate knowledge of the Red Sea at the dawn of the 16th century, theLetters... more Intended to provide accurate knowledge of the Red Sea at the dawn of the 16th century, theLetters of Afonso de Albuquerque (1452-1515), appointed first governor of the “Estado da Índia” (1509-1515) do not deal exclusively with the commercial and geopolitical dynamics of the region. In spite of the significance of these issues, they also contain valuable geographical
descriptions of the insular world and the shores of the Red Sea (“Mar Roxo”), explored in 1513 by Albuquerque in his attempt to conquer Aden. This article examines the most significant information about this area – coastal morphologies, ports, anchorages –, navigation practicesand political geography, reported in the wake of the 1513 campaign, which, as it should berecalled, intended to gather strategic information to block the entrance of the Red Sea, which was largely dominated by the Mamluk sultanate, the fierce enemy of the Portuguese, at the beginning of the 16th century.
in Caroline Durand, Julie Marchand, Bérangère Redon and Pierre Schneider (ed.), NETWORKED SPACES The spatiality of networks in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean, 2022
The city and port of al‑Qulzum, currently located in the modern city of Suez, was a major offload... more The city and port of al‑Qulzum, currently located in the modern city of Suez, was a major offloading trade point between the Mediterranean, Egypt and the Red Sea. The site is well known from papyrological documentation, but has only been excavated twice: first by the French archaeologist B. Bruyère between 1930 and 1932 – Fouilles de Clysma‑Qolzoum (Suez) 1930‑1932, FIFAO 27, 1966 –, then by a mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities between 1960 and 1962, the later excavations remaining unpublished. The study of the register book listing the objects found between 1960 and 1962, combined with the analysis of the material retrieved by Bruyère, allows the reassessment of the chronology and functions of the site. Al‑Qulzum was undoubtedly a commercial and economic hub, at least from the Late Period to the first centuries of Islam. Its implication in Indian trade will be compared to the local and regional networks.
Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Kairo, 2019
Since 2001, the work of the French mission at Buto, hosted by the German Archaeological Institute... more Since 2001, the work of the French mission at Buto, hosted by the German Archaeological Institute on its archaeological concession, has focused on the latest periods of occupation of this major city of the western Nile Delta. The unifying thread of this multidisciplinary research concerns the nature and the density of the urban fabric and its place in the network of settlements in the Delta from the end of the Late Period, particularly with the arrival of the Greeks and the conquest of Alexander, to the early times of the Islamic Period. Extensive surface surveys were carried out between 2012 and 2015 on kôm A and kôm B, two of the three mounds that mark the current surface of Tell el-Fara‘in. By using a new methodology for spatial analysis on a cumulated surface of 6.2 hectares (about 1/10 of the total area of the site, ca. 66 hectares), these prospections were conducted on regularly spaced strips, 20 m wide, in order to record quantitative data and to systematically map all the ceramic fragments on the surface which correspond to a preselection of 25 well-known and well-dated pottery markers. Those are considered as some of the most reliable forms for five chronological phases from the Late Period (end of the 7th century BC) to the end of the 1st millennium AD. The main objective of this work was to estimate the diachronic evolution of the town’s territory and to model the variations of the urban perimeter for the latest phases of occupation on comprehensive maps.
This work exposed a succession of boundaries for the urban occupation for each of the five main chronological phases selected (Period 1 to 5: Late Period, early Ptolemaic, late Ptolemaic to early Roman transition, late Roman, and Byzantine to early Islamic Periods). A phenomenon of gradual concentration and retraction of the settlement over the entire period studied was particularly highlighted, more significantly visible on the fringes of the kôm A area.
The results of these new operations provide an important addition to the geo-archaeological core drillings and geomagnetic surveys conducted by the German institute’s team, which produced exceptional information for earlier periods of the site’s history.
N. Minvielle-Larousse, Marie-Christine Bailly-Maître et Giovanna Bianchi (éd.),Les métaux précieux en Méditerranée médiévale. Exploitations, transformations, circulations, BIAMA 27, 2019
The Samut mining district, in the eastern Egyptian desert, has been explored and excavated by the... more The Samut mining district, in the eastern Egyptian desert, has been explored and excavated by the French Eastern Desert
archaeological mission (MAFDO) since 2013. The area was occupied in the Pharaonic era and the Hellenistic period. It regained
interest at the beginning of the Islamic period. Narrow-vein and alluvial gold deposits were mined there.
Two hut villages, in northern Samut, called medieval northern Samut, and in the Kabb Abou Shigil wabi, have been studied
more closely. These two areas present all of the mineral processing operations: both ore extraction from veins and the different
steps of ore crushing, grinding and cleansing. The ceramic material found is very poor, a clear sign of seasonal and sporadic occupation, with no evidence of a hierarchy in spatial organization. The quality of conservation of the huts, work areas and of all the stone implements preserved in situ provide an exceptional view of gold mining in the early Islamic period.
Bulletin de la Céramique Égyptienne, 2014
Thèse de doctorat en Archéologie, Université de Poitiers
« Recherches sur les phénomènes de tran... more Thèse de doctorat en Archéologie, Université de Poitiers
« Recherches sur les phénomènes de transition en Égypte de la période byzantine au début de l’époque islamique : mobilier et culture matérielle », sous la direction de Pascale Ballet et Roland-Pierre Gayraud
Jury : P. Ballet, A. Boud’hors, R.-P. Gayraud, D. Pieri et Fr. Villeneuve
M.-Chr. Bailly-Maitre, G. Bianchi et N. Minvielle Larousse (éd.), Les métaux précieux en Méditerranée médiévale. Exploitations, transformations, circulations, BIAMA 27, Aix-en-Provence, p. 148-159, 2019
Le district minier de Samut, dans le désert Oriental égyptien, fait l'objet d'opérations de prosp... more Le district minier de Samut, dans le désert Oriental égyptien, fait l'objet d'opérations de prospection et de fouilles par la mission archéologique française du Désert Oriental (MAFDO) depuis 2013. Occupée à l'époque pharaonique, puis à l'époque hellénistique, la one connait un regain d'intér t au début de l'époque islamique. L'or lonien ainsi que l'or allu ionnaire y sont alors e ploités.
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descriptions of the insular world and the shores of the Red Sea (“Mar Roxo”), explored in 1513 by Albuquerque in his attempt to conquer Aden. This article examines the most significant information about this area – coastal morphologies, ports, anchorages –, navigation practicesand political geography, reported in the wake of the 1513 campaign, which, as it should berecalled, intended to gather strategic information to block the entrance of the Red Sea, which was largely dominated by the Mamluk sultanate, the fierce enemy of the Portuguese, at the beginning of the 16th century.
This work exposed a succession of boundaries for the urban occupation for each of the five main chronological phases selected (Period 1 to 5: Late Period, early Ptolemaic, late Ptolemaic to early Roman transition, late Roman, and Byzantine to early Islamic Periods). A phenomenon of gradual concentration and retraction of the settlement over the entire period studied was particularly highlighted, more significantly visible on the fringes of the kôm A area.
The results of these new operations provide an important addition to the geo-archaeological core drillings and geomagnetic surveys conducted by the German institute’s team, which produced exceptional information for earlier periods of the site’s history.
archaeological mission (MAFDO) since 2013. The area was occupied in the Pharaonic era and the Hellenistic period. It regained
interest at the beginning of the Islamic period. Narrow-vein and alluvial gold deposits were mined there.
Two hut villages, in northern Samut, called medieval northern Samut, and in the Kabb Abou Shigil wabi, have been studied
more closely. These two areas present all of the mineral processing operations: both ore extraction from veins and the different
steps of ore crushing, grinding and cleansing. The ceramic material found is very poor, a clear sign of seasonal and sporadic occupation, with no evidence of a hierarchy in spatial organization. The quality of conservation of the huts, work areas and of all the stone implements preserved in situ provide an exceptional view of gold mining in the early Islamic period.
« Recherches sur les phénomènes de transition en Égypte de la période byzantine au début de l’époque islamique : mobilier et culture matérielle », sous la direction de Pascale Ballet et Roland-Pierre Gayraud
Jury : P. Ballet, A. Boud’hors, R.-P. Gayraud, D. Pieri et Fr. Villeneuve
descriptions of the insular world and the shores of the Red Sea (“Mar Roxo”), explored in 1513 by Albuquerque in his attempt to conquer Aden. This article examines the most significant information about this area – coastal morphologies, ports, anchorages –, navigation practicesand political geography, reported in the wake of the 1513 campaign, which, as it should berecalled, intended to gather strategic information to block the entrance of the Red Sea, which was largely dominated by the Mamluk sultanate, the fierce enemy of the Portuguese, at the beginning of the 16th century.
This work exposed a succession of boundaries for the urban occupation for each of the five main chronological phases selected (Period 1 to 5: Late Period, early Ptolemaic, late Ptolemaic to early Roman transition, late Roman, and Byzantine to early Islamic Periods). A phenomenon of gradual concentration and retraction of the settlement over the entire period studied was particularly highlighted, more significantly visible on the fringes of the kôm A area.
The results of these new operations provide an important addition to the geo-archaeological core drillings and geomagnetic surveys conducted by the German institute’s team, which produced exceptional information for earlier periods of the site’s history.
archaeological mission (MAFDO) since 2013. The area was occupied in the Pharaonic era and the Hellenistic period. It regained
interest at the beginning of the Islamic period. Narrow-vein and alluvial gold deposits were mined there.
Two hut villages, in northern Samut, called medieval northern Samut, and in the Kabb Abou Shigil wabi, have been studied
more closely. These two areas present all of the mineral processing operations: both ore extraction from veins and the different
steps of ore crushing, grinding and cleansing. The ceramic material found is very poor, a clear sign of seasonal and sporadic occupation, with no evidence of a hierarchy in spatial organization. The quality of conservation of the huts, work areas and of all the stone implements preserved in situ provide an exceptional view of gold mining in the early Islamic period.
« Recherches sur les phénomènes de transition en Égypte de la période byzantine au début de l’époque islamique : mobilier et culture matérielle », sous la direction de Pascale Ballet et Roland-Pierre Gayraud
Jury : P. Ballet, A. Boud’hors, R.-P. Gayraud, D. Pieri et Fr. Villeneuve
This volume offers a wide range of stimulating contributions. The first articles are devoted to medieval and modern European sources on the Red Sea and its exploration, and to the networks of knowledge dissemination about the region. They are followed by papers relating to the main nodes, the ports and islands of the Red Sea. Several articles are then focusing on the agency of hinterland populations in the networks, and the relationships between the regions bordering the Red Sea and central powers that governed them, often from distant lands. Production and consumption networks are the subject of the next articles, to assess the extent and nature of exchanges and to shed light on the archaeology of circulations. The logistics of exploration, exploitation and trade in the regions bordering the Red Sea are then examined. The last series of papers focuses on regions where archaeological work started only recently: Somaliland, Tigray, and the Horn of Africa. Thanks to all the participants, whether they have exploited new data or re‑examined long-known material, the 9th edition of the “Red Sea Project” gave rise to vibrant debates, showing that the Erythra Thalassa remains an endless source of knowledge.