This publication project, directed by Dr. Anna Leone, will produce the digitalisation of the archive and the final publication of archaeological excavations conducted at Dibsi Faraj (Syria), a Late Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic site on the Euphrates, between 1972 and 1974 by the late Richard Harper between 1972–74. Results of the excavation have only been partially published in a few...

The grant is intended to enable the final publication of the Neolithic sites of Tell Magzalia, Tell Sotto and Kültepe (Iraq) which will be in the form of a co-edited book by Nikolaï O. Bader, Olivier Aurenche and the grantee, Marie Le Mière, entitled “Ancient Farmers of the Sinjar Plain”.  These three sites are located in Northern Iraq at the foot of the Djebel Sinjar, near the modern...

This grant will support the digitalisation of the archive and the final publication of archaeological excavations conducted at Dibsi Faraj (Syria), a Late Roman, Byzantine and early Islamic site on the Euphrates, between 1972 and 1974 by the late Richard Harper between 1972–74. Results of the excavation have only been partially published in a few papers during the...

This grant will be for the publication of the American regional survey in the south-western Nile Delta, conducted between 1977 and 1983 by W.D.E. Coulson, with A. Leonard Jr. and N. Wilkie, which, apart from fieldwork at Naukratis itself, was never published owing to Coulson’s illness and untimely death. 
The survey encompassed all ancient sites in an area of ca. 800km2 in the western Nile Delta, around and to the west of the ancient Egyptian-Greek city of Naukratis/Kom Geif, from el-Barnugi in the north to Kom el-Hisn in the south. More extensive work was carried out at the...

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This project will produce a report on the excavation of the secondary pits associated with the tomb of Marquis Yi, ruler of the state of Zeng, who died in 433 BCE. The tomb is located at...

The  Prehistoric  Tumuli  of  Marathon  Project  was  submitted  in  2013  to  the  Athens  Archaeological  Society  by  a  team  of  researchers  under  the  joint  direction  of  Prof.  Maria Pantelidou  Gofa  (University  of  Athens),  Prof.  Gilles...

The ancient town site of Deir el-Ballas is located on the west bank of the Nile in northern Upper Egypt in the neighborhood of the modern town known as Dayr Al Gharbi (26° 3" N - 32° 45" E.) about 30 km. north of Western Thebes. Circumscribed by a bay in the limestone cliffs bordering the eastern edge of the Sahara, the ancient site lay on the desert margin of the cultivation. The...

The ancient town site of Deir el-Ballas is located on the west bank of the Nile in northern Upper Egypt in the neighborhood of the modern town known as Dayr Al Gharbi (26° 3" N - 32° 45" E.) about 30 km. north of Western Thebes. Circumscribed by a bay in the limestone cliffs bordering the eastern edge of the Sahara, the ancient site lay on the desert margin of the cultivation. The...

Hasanlu, ancient name unknown, is located in northwestern Iran just south of Lake Urmia in the valley of the Qadar River in the Zagros Mountains. This fortified citadel settlement rose to prominence in the Late Bronze Age (1450–1250 BC) and early Iron Age (1250–800 BC) as part of a vibrant highland culture of unknown ethno-­‐linguistic composition. Located astride a convergence of important overland routes, Iron II Hasanlu (Period IVb) achieved a remarkable level of prosperity and enjoyed close relations with Transcaucasia, northern Mesopotamia, and northern Iran. The central citadel,...

The precinct area of the Amun temple at Karnak constitutes one of the largest religious complexes of ancient Egypt and was the socio-economic heart of the Pharaonic civilization during 2000 years. Understanding its development remains a top priority for Egyptological research and, from this point of view, disseminating raw information about passed, unpublished excavations at Karnak is of paramount importance to researchers...