The project presented here is part of Émilie Mannocci's PhD thesis (CCJ) and benefits from the expertise in applied physics of Daniel Borschneck (CEREGE) and in ceramology of Laetitia Cavassa (CCJ). The Research project involves 270 portable XRF analyses of 132 ceramics with molded decorations from northern Italy found at the Butte Saint-Antoine site in Fréjus. The aim is to distinguish different production groups within this batch of material through chemical characterization of the ceramics. Indeed, as the north-Italian ceramic workshops of the Change of Era period are not yet archaeologically known, the use of archaeometric analyses is essential to understanding their organization and functioning.

This project aims to produce a risk monitoring and prediction tool in the form of a geographic information system (GIS) for the Kerkennah coastline (Tunisia), based on an interdisciplinary approach: archaeological, architectural and photogrammetric study, archaeological and audiovisual documentation, drone survey and geographic expertise.

The archipelago is home to the archaeological remains of the important Punic and Roman port city of Cercina, which have only been briefly excavated. In view of the archipelago's dramatic maritime erosion (the coastline has receded by 7m in 10 years), there is an urgent need to identify, record and monitor the evolution of archaeological and architectural structures.

By ensuring the convergence of data from a wide range of scientific fields and techniques, RECALISKE will provide the basis for a more ambitious project on the challenges and issues facing the Mediterranean coastline in the face of climate change. The Kerkennah Islands will provide a prime study ground, including work on salt exploitation, that currently being carried out by a PhD on coastal evolution, and others to come, with a view to an ANR.

Partner(s):

• Tunisian National Heritage Institute (INP)

The aim of this interdisciplinary project is to apply a cross-archaeological, geomorphological, geochemical, archaeo-palynological and paleoceanological approach in order to characterize the environmental contexts that have affected ́ the evolution of the Roman ports in the Venetian lagoon (Torcello, Lio Piccolo, Altinum sector) for ca. 3000 years to reveal the main stages in the history of the lagoon's ports and channels. The focus will be on understanding the drivers of change, in particular (i) the evolution of floodplain and lagoon wetlands through geochemical, palynological and bio-sedimentological (microfauna) analysis; (ii) fluvial and littoral constraints (cf. accessibility to the sea, catastrophic floods, sedimentary budget and crises, vulnerabilities etc.), which have led to silting of port basins and progressive clogging of lagoon margins, and provoked abrupt changes; (iii) the impacts of human actions (direct such as engineering works, channelization at Lio Piccolo, and dredging, metal pollution revealed by stable isotopes of lead and trace metals, or indirect impacts such as forest clearance). Understanding the environmental and anthropogenic factors in the evolution of the ports of Lio Piccolo and Torcello will constitute an essential scientific advance for a better understanding of the co-construction processes of Venice's lagoon landscapes, as well as the ecological and hydrological trajectory of the ports in terms of accessibility and navigabilitý in the North Adriatic. The highlight is the possibility of core sampling in 2023 in the Piazza San Marco under the auspices of the Archaeological Superintendence of Venice.

Partners:

• Mediterranean Institute of Oceanology (MIO - Marseille)
• Travaux et recherches archéologiques sur les cultures, les espaces et les sociétés (TRACES - Toulouse)
• Università Ca' Foscari Venezia (Italy)
• Università di Bologna (Italy)
• Università di Pisa (Italy)

Our project will involve close collaboration, exchanges and discussions between experts in ecological modeling methods and experts in "archaeological material", in order to achieve real collaboration and interdisciplinarity in the field of the disappearance of Neanderthal man and the assertion of modern man in Europe. We anticipate the active participation of an M2 student from the University of Parma, who will come to the LAMPEA premises and be the pivotal figure in setting up the first stage of this Research by applying methods specific to current ecology to archaeological data. A second part of the project concerns the creation of an exchange network between experts.

Partner(s):

• Università degli studi di Parma

The project follows on from the study of the church and site of Abu Gosh carried out by the same team between 2016 and 2021. A revision of the restoration archives, a new digital survey (tacheometry & photogrammetry), an archaeological study of the elevations and a metrological analysis will form the starting point for a comparative study of the church with that of Abu Gosh, to which it is often compared despite the notable differences in its design and construction. The aim is to provide new keys for reading and analyzing Frankish religious architecture in the Near East, particularly in the 12th century.

Partner(s):

• French Research Center in Jerusalem (CRFJ)