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Building with earth in the Near East during the Neolithic (7th-6th millennia) by Emmanuel Baudouin

Césure 13 rue de Santeuil, Paris, France

Building with earth in the Near East during the Neolithic (7th-6th millennia) by Emmanuel Baudouin
The Neolithic represents a pivotal period in human history, when the first villages and the practice of agriculture and animal husbandry emerged in the Near East. The invention of the brick mould in the 9ᵉ millennium was a ‘revolution’ in the history of building techniques. Its use enabled the mass production of a modular element, and tracing its history means addressing the question of its invention and its dissemination, but also that of the transmission of architectural knowledge.

On the basis of archaeological data that is now well documented for this period and ethnoarchaeological surveys carried out among present-day populations, the aim is to define the mechanisms underlying the transmission of architectural techniques. The aim of this paper is to put forward new hypotheses on how architectural skills were learned and passed on. Did construction specialists exist in these early periods? What means did builders use to share their knowledge?

Ceramic technology and earthen architecture

MSH Mondes, salle de cours 1, Rez-de-jardin 21 allée de l'université, Nanterre, France

Ceramic technology and earthen architecture
10.30am-12.30pm. CERAMICS / ARCHITECTURE. J. Vieugué, E. Baudoin, L. Gomart, F. Dubois, A. Mario. Systemic approach: technological reading of earthen remains.

14h-17h. CERAMICS. J. Vieugué. Functional analysis of archaeological ceramic assemblages (1)

This course is organised in the form of ‘lecture’ sessions and practical work carried out in the technothèque (TP). It is intended for students in the Master 1 prehistory programme at the University of Paris Nanterre, but is open to all students, including those from other universities (subject to availability).
This seminar will focus on the use of earth for both the construction of buildings and the manufacture of vessels used for a variety of purposes. Using a systemic approach, this seminar aims to introduce students to the technological interpretation of earthen remains. In the case of pottery, students will be taught how to recognise the criteria used to reconstruct the various stages in the manufacture and use of objects. Case studies developed on the Near Eastern and European Neolithic will show them how the technological analysis of archaeological ceramic corpus helps to retrace the social and cultural history of ancient societies. In the case of earthen architecture, the aim will also be to show students the need to combine macroscopic field analysis with laboratory analysis using micromorphology. Social aspects will be addressed through case studies focusing on the Near East and the Caucasus during recent prehistory.

Open to all, please contact the organisers to register: ebaudouin@parisnanterre.fr;julien.vieugue@cnrs.fr;louise.gomart@cnrs.fr

Rapa Nui : les nouvelles données de l’archéologie

Salle 326 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

Dans le cadre du Master de l'École d'histoire art et archéologie de l'Université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, le séminaire de recherche Cultures…

Ceramic technology and earthen architecture

MSH Mondes, salle de cours 1, Rez-de-jardin 21 allée de l'université, Nanterre, France

Ceramic technology and earthen architecture
10.30am-12.30pm. CERAMICS. J. Vieugué Functional analysis of archaeological ceramic assemblages (2)

14h30-17h00. CERAMICS. J. Vieugué Recycling pottery fragments into tools: technological reading

This course is organised in the form of ‘lecture’ sessions and practical work carried out in the technothèque (TP). It is intended for students in the Master 1 prehistory programme at the University of Paris Nanterre, but is open to all students, including those from other universities (subject to availability).
This seminar will focus on the use of earth for both the construction of buildings and the manufacture of vessels used for a variety of purposes. Using a systemic approach, this seminar aims to introduce students to the technological interpretation of earthen remains. In the case of pottery, students will be taught how to recognise the criteria used to reconstruct the various stages in the manufacture and use of objects. Case studies developed on the Near Eastern and European Neolithic will show them how the technological analysis of archaeological ceramic corpus helps to retrace the social and cultural history of ancient societies. In the case of earthen architecture, the aim will also be to show students the need to combine macroscopic field analysis with laboratory analysis using micromorphology. Social aspects will be addressed through case studies focusing on the Near East and the Caucasus during recent prehistory.

Open to all, please contact the organisers to register: ebaudouin@parisnanterre.fr;julien.vieugue@cnrs.fr;louise.gomart@cnrs.fr

Opening conference of the MOBILITH project

Salle 106, Institut Michelet 3 rue Michelet, Paris, France

Two presentations by European colleagues, specialists in the question of mobility among the first agropastoral populations of Europe:

Women's mobility in the Neolithic: the story from isotopes

Penny Bickle

Professor of Funerary Archaeology

Department of Archaeology, University of York

Neolithic mobility as social practice -questions for the LBK

Daniela Hofmann

Professor of Archaeology

Bergen University

Research into the birth of agriculture and the domestication of plants in south-west Asia

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

Research into the birth of agriculture and the domestication of plants in south-west Asia

As part of the Oriental archaeology lecture series organised by the Association des Amis de Larsa (AAL), we will be welcoming international researchers for this 2024-2025 programme, who will be presenting current research in the Oriental world. This series of seminars is aimed at the scientific community, students and anyone interested in archaeological research in the East. Consult the programme

On Tuesday 4 February 2025, Margareta TENGBERG (MNHN, UMR 7209 AASPE) will give a lecture as part of the Oriental archaeology lecture series.

Since the pioneering work of R. Braidwood in the ‘Fertile Crescent’ area in the mid-20th century, the question of the beginnings of agriculture in this part of the world has attracted the attention of scientists. Thanks to the development of methods and the combination of different disciplinary approaches (archaeology, archaeobotany, molecular approaches), several generations of specialists have succeeded in reconstructing this complex process with increasing precision. Many questions remain, however, and are the subject of ongoing research in various parts of South-West Asia. This presentation reviews the most recent hypotheses, based on work carried out in Anatolia, the Levant, the Zagros and the Iranian plateau.

Ceramic technology and earthen architecture

MSH Mondes, salle de cours 1, Rez-de-jardin 21 allée de l'université, Nanterre, France

09h30-12h30. ARCHITECTURE. E Baudoin. Earthen architecture: technology, implementation processes and excavation methods

14h00-17h00. ARCHITECTURE. E Baudoin. For a coupled approach from the field to the microscope: stigmata and operating chains

17h00-18h00. ARCHITECTURE. E Baudoin. For a technical and social approach to construction: material colours and builders' choices in the Near Eastern Neolithic.
eramic technology and earthen architecture

This course is organised in the form of ‘lecture’ sessions and practical work carried out in the technothèque (TP). It is intended for students in the Master 1 prehistory programme at the University of Paris Nanterre, but is open to all students, including those from other universities (subject to availability).
This seminar will focus on the use of earth for both the construction of buildings and the manufacture of vessels used for a variety of purposes. Using a systemic approach, this seminar aims to introduce students to the technological interpretation of earthen remains. In the case of pottery, students will be taught how to recognise the criteria used to reconstruct the various stages in the manufacture and use of objects. Case studies developed on the Near Eastern and European Neolithic will show them how the technological analysis of archaeological ceramic corpus helps to retrace the social and cultural history of ancient societies. In the case of earthen architecture, the aim will also be to show students the need to combine macroscopic field analysis with laboratory analysis using micromorphology. Social aspects will be addressed through case studies focusing on the Near East and the Caucasus during recent prehistory.

Open to all, please contact the organisers to register: ebaudouin@parisnanterre.fr;julien.vieugue@cnrs.fr;louise.gomart@cnrs.fr

Ceramic technology and earthen architecture

MSH Mondes, salle de cours 1, Rez-de-jardin 21 allée de l'université, Nanterre, France

14h00-17h00. CERAMICS. L. Gomart. Approach to ceramic operating chains
14h00-17h00. CERAMICS. L. Gomart. Approach to ceramic operating chains

Ce cours est organisé sous la forme de séances « magistrales » et de travaux pratiques réalisés à la technothèque (TP). Il est destiné aux étudiants du Master 1 de l’Université Paris Nanterre de la filière préhistoire mais il est ouvert à l’ensemble des étudiants y compris ceux d’autres universités (sous réserve des places disponibles).
Ce séminaire se focalisera sur l’usage de la terre aussi bien pour l’édification de bâtiments que pour la confection de récipients utilisés à des fins variées. Par une approche systémique, ce séminaire a pour objectif d’initier les étudiants à la lecture technologique des vestiges en terre. En ce qui concerne les poteries, les étudiants seront formés à la reconnaissance des critères permettant de reconstituer les différentes étapes de fabrication et d’utilisation des objets. Des cas d’étude développés sur le Néolithique proche-oriental et européen permettront de leur montrer comment l’analyse technologique des corpus céramiques archéologiques aide à retracer l’histoire sociale et culturelle des sociétés anciennes. Pour ce qui est de l’architecture de terre, l’intérêt sera aussi de montrer aux étudiants la nécessité de coupler analyses de terrain à l’échelle macroscopique et analyses en laboratoire via la micromorphologie. Les aspects sociaux seront abordés à partir d’étude de cas ciblées sur le Proche-Orient et le Caucase durant la Préhistoire récente.

Ouvert à tous, sur inscription auprès des organisateurs : ebaudouin@parisnanterre.fr;julien.vieugue@cnrs.fr;louise.gomart@cnrs.fr

Archaeology in Rapa Nui – Anakena excavations re-analysed

Salle 326 Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie 3 rue Michelet, 75006, Paris, France

Dans le cadre du Master de l'École d'histoire art et archéologie de l'Université Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, le séminaire de recherche Cultures…

Volgu laurel leaves

Musée national de Préhistoire 1, rue du musée, Les Eyzies, France

The lecture by Jacques Pelegrin, Emeritus Director of Research at the CNRS (UMR 8068 TEMPS ‘Technologie et Ethnologie des Mondes PréhistoriquesS’) on Volgu laurel leaves will take place at the Musée National de Préhistoire in Les Eyzies on 15 February 2025.

All the information you need can be found on the Musée national de Préhistoire website.

Ceramic technology and earthen architecture

MSH Mondes, salle de cours 1, Rez-de-jardin 21 allée de l'université, Nanterre, France

10.30am-12.30pm. CERAMICS. L. Gomart. From reading ceramic macrotraces to reconstructing technical gestures.

14h00-17h00. CERAMICS. L. Gomart. From ceramic traditions to socio-economic dynamics: the example of the first European Neolithic.

This course is organised in the form of ‘lecture’ sessions and practical work carried out in the technothèque (TP). It is intended for students in the Master 1 prehistory programme at the University of Paris Nanterre, but is open to all students, including those from other universities (subject to availability).
This seminar will focus on the use of earth for both the construction of buildings and the manufacture of vessels used for a variety of purposes. Using a systemic approach, this seminar aims to introduce students to the technological interpretation of earthen remains. In the case of pottery, students will be taught how to recognise the criteria used to reconstruct the various stages in the manufacture and use of objects. Case studies developed on the Near Eastern and European Neolithic will show them how the technological analysis of archaeological ceramic corpus helps to retrace the social and cultural history of ancient societies. In the case of earthen architecture, the aim will also be to show students the need to combine macroscopic field analysis with laboratory analysis using micromorphology. Social aspects will be addressed through case studies focusing on the Near East and the Caucasus during recent prehistory.
Ceramic technology and earthen architecture
Open to all, please contact the organisers to register: ebaudouin@parisnanterre.fr;julien.vieugue@cnrs.fr;louise.gomart@cnrs.fr

“It’s the North”

Musée national de Préhistoire 1, rue du musée, Les Eyzies, France

Pierre Bodu's talk entitled ‘C'est le Nord’ (It's the North) will take place on February 21 at the Musée National de Préhistoire in Les Eyzies-de-Taillac.

‘While the Vézère valley is undoubtedly one of the major heritage centres, even bearing the evocative title of ‘prehistory capital’, more northerly territories have nothing to be ashamed of in terms of their prehistoric potential. This is true, for example, of the Paris Basin and, more specifically, the Ile-de-France region, home to the famous Pincevent site. Since its discovery in 1964, the Bossats site at Ormesson in Seine-et-Marne has added considerably to our knowledge of Palaeolithic populations since 2009. In addition to occupations relating to the Middle Palaeolithic (Mousterian with Levallois and discoid lithic industries), this site revealed a strong Chatelperronian settlement, a Gravettian habitat specialising in bison hunting, and a Solutrean encampment comprising ten synchronous structures that are completely new to this vast region. In many ways, the Solutrean level at Ormesson is reminiscent of the one discovered at Landry, in the Boulazac- Isle-Manoire commune. Solutreans from the Ile-de-France and Solutreans from the Périgord, a paleohistoric cousin relationship’ (Musée national de Préhistoire)

Information and registration on the Musée national de Préhistoire website.

Building before Building Codes – the Neolithic architecture at Göbekli Tepe

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

Mardi 4 mars 2025
Moritz KINZEL (German Archaeological Institute)
Building before Building Codes - the Neolithic architecture at Göbekli Tepe
The early (aceramic) Neolithic in Southwest Asia can be seen as nursery of human made architecture. Due to the non-existence of building codes or established building traditions the Neolithic builders tested a wide array of possibilities of constructing with various materials and designs. Sometimes stretching far beyond the structural abilities of the material or the chosen construction, resulting in structural failures. Their attempts towards stability, durability and «functionality» can be seen in the Neolithic architecture at Göbekli Tepe. The contribution will provide some insights into the development and stratigraphy of the built environment at Göbekli Tep and beyond.

Occupation strategies and territorial dynamics

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

As part of the ED 395 doctoral programme, the research seminar on ‘Inhabiting the world: occupying, transforming, preserving’ will host presentations by :

A. Hermann (CNRS, UMR 8068 TEMPS): Inhabiting Oceania: design, reproduction and adaptation of human settlements in Pacific island territories
L. Mevel (CNRS, UMR 8068), S. Bouziane (Univ. Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, UMR 8068), C. Guéret (CNRS, UMR 8068), J. Jacquier (Univ. Rennes 1, UMR 6566 CReAAH), M. Leroyer (Service archéologique interdépartemental 78-92, UMR 8068), O. Roncin (INRAP,UMR 8068), B. Souffi (INRAP, UMR 8068) : From the function of sites to the occupation of territories: reflections based on Late Glacial and Early Holocene open-air sites in the Paris Basin.
R. Housse (IFEA, UMR 8096 ArchAm): Settlement strategies and modes of occupation over the long term in the Puerto Acosta region (Bolivia): habitability and characteristics of a complex territory.

This course is a continuation of the ‘Living in the world: choices, practices, impacts’ seminar cycle (2024), focusing for this 2025 edition on ecological issues and interactions between man and his ecosystem. The approach is resolutely interdisciplinary, bringing together researchers and lecturers in archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, history, anthropology and geography.

Seminar open to all, with registration, subject to availability.

See the training programme (Thursdays from 06/03/2025 to 03/04/2025)

The changing relationship between environment: issues and solutions

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

As part of the ED 395 doctoral programme, the research seminar ‘Inhabiting the world: occupying, transforming, preserving’ will feature presentations by :

J. Cauliez (CNRS, UMR 5608 TRACES). Living on the shores of an East African Rift lake in recent prehistory. Djibouti, from the last hunter-  gatherers to the first production societies
M. Crépy (CNRS, UMR 5133 Archéorient). Making (with) the desert: living in the Eastern Sahara since 4th millennium BC.
F. Wateau (CNRS, UMR 7186 LESC). Remodelling of landscapes, deterioration of resources, remediation: some examples from the Iberian Peninsula.

This course is a continuation of the ‘Living in the world: choices, practices, impacts’ seminar series (2024), focusing for this 2025 edition on ecological issues and interactions between man and his ecosystem. The approach is resolutely interdisciplinary, bringing together researchers and teacher-researchers in archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, history, anthropology and geography.

The seminar is open to all, subject to registration and availability.

As part of the ED 395 doctoral programme, the research seminar ‘Inhabiting the world: occupying, transforming, preserving’ will feature presentations by :

J. Cauliez (CNRS, UMR 5608 TRACES). Living on the shores of an East African Rift lake in recent prehistory. Djibouti, from the last hunter-  gatherers to the first production societies
M. Crépy (CNRS, UMR 5133 Archéorient). Making (with) the desert: living in the Eastern Sahara since 4th millennium BC.
F. Wateau (CNRS, UMR 7186 LESC). Remodelling of landscapes, deterioration of resources, remediation: some examples from the Iberian Peninsula.

This course is a continuation of the ‘Living in the world: choices, practices, impacts’ seminar series (2024), focusing for this 2025 edition on ecological issues and interactions between man and his ecosystem. The approach is resolutely interdisciplinary, bringing together researchers and teacher-researchers in archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, history, anthropology and geography.

The seminar is open to all, subject to registration and availability.

The changing relationship between environment: issues and solutions

When the analysis of natural resources makes it possible to reconstitute ecosystems

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

As part of the ED 395 doctoral programme, the ‘Living in the World: Occupying, Transforming, Preserving’ research seminar will feature presentations by :

A. Salavert (MNHN, UMR 7209 AASPE). Exploitation of plant resources by the first agricultural societies, selected examples from Neolithic Europe.
J. Ponchelet (Univ. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, UMR 8068). Exploitation and management of forests in an island context: anthracology and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions from the period of the first settlements in Vanuatu (Oceania).
C. Alix (Univ. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, UMR 8096) & J. Taieb (DIM-PAMIR, UMR 8096). From driftwood to habitat in the Arctic - architecture and climate in north-west Alaska, 10th-15th c.

This course is a continuation of the ‘Living in the World: Choices, Practices, Impacts’ seminar series (2024), focusing for this 2025 edition on ecological issues and interactions between man and his ecosystem. The approach is resolutely interdisciplinary, bringing together researchers and teacher-researchers in archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, history, anthropology and geography.
When the analysis of natural resources makes it possible to reconstitute ecosystems

Crossed perspectives on natural resources: from raw materials to work organisation

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

Crossed perspectives on natural resources: from raw materials to work organisation
As part of the ED 395 doctoral programme, the research seminar ‘Inhabiting the world: occupying, transforming, preserving’ will feature presentations by :

B. Vincent (EFEO), S. Clouet (Sorbonne University) & D. Bourgarit (Ministère de la Culture, UMR 8068). The copper of the kings of Angkor
C. Perez-Houis (Univ. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne,UMR 8504). From earth to brick: environmental, social and political issues in the production of red bricks in Cairo (Egypt) and Khartoum (Sudan)
T. Pelmoine (INRAP). Ethnoarchaeological study of architecture in eastern Senegal: from the raw material to the concession

What paths to proto-industrialisation? Changes in the technical, spatial and social organisation of ceramic production systems in the first urban societies in south-west Asia (4th – 3rd millennium BC)

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

Tuesday 1st April 2025
Claire PADOVANI (CNRS, UMR 5133 Archéorient)
What paths to proto-industrialisation? Changes in the technical, spatial and social organisation of ceramic production systems in the first urban societies in south-west Asia (4th - 3rd millennium BC)
The 4th and 3rd millennia BC were a period of major socio-political and economic change. We propose to look at these changes through the material traces of pottery production systems, one of the most widely consumed material goods by the inhabitants of south-west Asia. Very recent excavations show that the first large-scale pottery factories were set up as early as the second half of the 3rd millennium BC. However, the transformation of production did not follow a linear and continuous complexification, from a ‘domestic’ to an ‘industrial’ mode of production. By analysing firing techniques and the spatial organisation of pottery workplaces, we can qualify this dichotomy of production categories by highlighting the cultural variability of the economic and pyrotechnological development of each region, and offer a new perspective on the social organisation of work in the protohistoric period.

Conservation and preservation of natural and inhabited spaces

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

Conservation and preservation of natural and inhabited spaces
As part of the ED 395 doctoral programme, the ‘Inhabiting the world: occupying, transforming, preserving’ research seminar will host presentations by :

A. Blanchard (Archéodunum, UMR 6566 CReAAH). Neolithic settlements on an Atlantic island: Yeu Island in the 4th-3rd millennium BC
C. Sadozaï (Archaeologist). Raw earth architecture and archaeology: definitions, challenges and conservation possibilities
C. Renard (SDAVO, UMR 8068). From development project to enhancement: heritage in the Val d'Oise landscape

Representations of the world and social uses of images

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

Representations of the world and social uses of images
As part of the ED 395 doctoral programme, the research seminar ‘Inhabiting the world: occupying, transforming, preserving’ will host presentations by :

A. Hemond (Univ. Paris Nanterre, UMR 7186). Inhabiting the earth and the rain: climatic rituals of the Nahuaphones of south-west Mexico
C. Bourdier (Univ. Toulouse Jean Jaurès, UMR 5608). Inscribing ourselves in the world. Rock art and cultural landscapes
A. Cantin (Univ. Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, UMR 8068)- (to be confirmed)

This course is a continuation of the ‘Living in the world: choices, practices, impacts’ seminar series (2024), focusing for this 2025 edition on ecological issues and interactions between man and his ecosystem. The approach is resolutely interdisciplinary, bringing together researchers and teacher-researchers in archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, history, anthropology and geography.

The seminar is open to all, subject to registration and availability.

In the early days of irrigation and copper metallurgy: Al-Arid, in the southern foothills of the Hajar Mountains (Oman)

MSH Mondes, 4ème étage, salle du conseil 21 All. de l'Université, Nanterre, France

In the early days of irrigation and copper metallurgy: Al-Arid, in the southern foothills of the Hajar Mountains (Oman)

As part of the series of conferences on oriental archaeology organised by the Association des Amis de Larsa (AAL), we will be welcoming international researchers for this 2024-2025 programme, who will be presenting current research in the oriental world. This series of seminars is aimed at the scientific community, students and anyone interested in archaeological research in the East.

On Tuesday 6 May 2025, Corinne CASTEL (CNRS, UMR 5133 Archéorient) will take part in the lecture series Archéologie orientale.

The multidisciplinary work carried out in the Sultanate of Oman by the Bat/Al-Arid Mission since 2019 is shedding new light on the history of the Early Bronze Age in Eastern Arabia. In particular, the discoveries at the Al-Arid site are enabling us to reconsider the Hafit period, a period of major technical innovations.

Making new out of old: the use of ancient data in archaeology

Salle Doucet, Institut d'art et d'archéologie 3 rue Michelet, Paris, France

The 20ᵉ journée doctorale d'archéologie of ED 112 of the University of Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne will take place on 14 May 2025 at the Institut d'art et d'archéologie, and will be dedicated to the theme ‘Faire du neuf avec du vieux: l'utilisation des données anciennes en archéologie’.
It will be chaired by Cécile Colonna, Director of the Department of Coins, Medals and Antiques at the BnF, and Nathan Schlanger, Director of Studies at the École des Chartes.

The call for papers is open. A facsimile sheet will tell you how to present your abstract (oral or poster).
Abstracts should be sent to jd2025.ed112@gmail.com by 24 February 2025.
Do not hesitate to circulate this call within your networks and to contact us if you have any questions or require further information.