Cette étude archéologique et archéo-ichtyologique a pour but d’aborder une activité rarement décrite par les historiens : la pêche sur le littoral de l’Aquitaine romaine (Ier - IIIe siècle). Le renouvellement des informations, peu nombreuses sur ce sujet, nécessitait une approche archéo-ichtyologique, menée sur quatre sites archéologiques : Barzan (Charente-Maritime), Bordeaux et Biganos (Gironde), et un site de production de sauces et salaisons de poisson à Guéthary (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). Pour la première fois dans cette région, le matériel archéo-ichtyofaunique a été récolté selon des stratégies d’échantillonnage adaptées aux caractéristiques de chaque gisement, afin de disposer de données représentatives des espèces consommées. Ces données ont été confrontées aux sources écrites et figurées antiques et aux travaux plus récents d’époques moderne et contemporaine portant sur la pêche et l’écologie des écosystèmes concernés. Cette méthode comparative a permis d’éclairer des textes antiques quelquefois obscurs et d’émettre des hypothèses sur les techniques de pêche utilisées en fonction des espèces de poisson présentes sur les sites, de leur taille et de leur saison de capture. En fonction de la finalité économique (consommation de poisson frais ou transformation en sauces et salaisons), les spécificités de la pêche et les relations entre les milieux exploités et les techniques utilisées ont été étudiées. L’activité de pêche répondait à une adaptation aux milieux et aux espèces ciblées mais également à des critères économiques et culturels, propres à l’époque romaine. Les échanges entre les agglomérations étudiées ont été abordés afin de réfléchir sur l’approvisionnement de Bordeaux en poissons marins. Dans ce cadre, la portée économique de l’unique établissement à salaisons d’Aquitaine romaine, situé à Guéthary, a été discutée. La part de l’influence romaine dans le développement de cette production a été démontrée par la convergence de multiples données archéologiques et historiques. / The goal of this archaeological and archaeo-ichthyological study is to address an activity rarely described by historians: the fishing on the coast of Aquitaine during the Roman period (1st – 3rd century AD). The renewal of the information, few concerning this subject, required an archaeo-ichthyological study conducted on four archaeological sites: Barzan (Charente-Maritime), Bordeaux and Biganos (Gironde), and the salting installation of Guéthary (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). For the first time in this region, the fish bones remains were collected according to sampling strategies adapted to the characteristics of each archaeological site, in order to obtain representative data of the consumed fish species. These data were compared with ancient written and iconographic sources and with modern and contemporary works concerning the fishing and the ecology of the studied ecosystems. This comparative method allowed to clarify ancient texts, and to suggest hypothesis about the fishing techniques used thanks to the fish species discovered on the sites, their size and their season of capture. According to the economic purpose (fresh fish consumption or fish processing), the fishing specificities but also the connections between the exploited environments and the used techniques were studied. The fishing activity involved an adaptation to ecosystems targeted but also to economic and cultural criteria, specific to the Roman period. The exchanges between the studied sites were discussed in order to think about the supply of marine fishes to Bordeaux. In this context, the economic significance of the unique salting installation of Roman Aquitaine, situated in Guéthary, was discussed. The part of the Roman influence in the development of this production was demonstrated by the convergence of several archaeological and historical data.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-03-26T13:53:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 texto completo.pdf: 5187172 bytes, checksum: 61b37fe6f98b554b3f89fd456eb5e011 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-22 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This study aimed to characterize the anthroposols located under natural shelter of limestone rocks in the north of Minas Gerais, where pre-Columbian people lived for thousands of years, bringing and removing matters of different natures and origins. In these shelters, very unique anthropogenic soils were developed, and on which there is still no pedological studies. Therefore, we sought to physically, chemically, mineralogically and micromorphologically characterize these soils collected from five archaeological sites, four in limestone shelters and one in a non-sheltered environment, present in two protected areas in the north of Minas Gerais: Parque Nacional (PARNA) Cavernas do Peruaçu and Parque Estadual da Lapa Grande. The samples were subjected to physical and chemical routine analysis, full attack, total organic carbon (TOC) and fractionation of humic substances, mineralogical and micromorphological analysis, besides fractionation of inorganic forms of phosphorus and extraction of oxides. According to the results, the soils have polycyclic genesis, marked by an evident climate alternation associated with distinct periods of human occupation. This polycyclic nature gives them very different characteristics of soils developed under natural pedogenic processes. In general, the soils have very different color tints, varying from 2.5YR to 10YR in the same profile. Texturally, there is no predominance of any significant fraction, being loam the dominant textural class. In the sand fraction, the amount of shells, bones, and especially coal, particles originating from the cumulative process of human occupation is considerable. Chemically, the soils under shelters have high pH values, around 8.5 to 9.0. The cationic exchange complex is almost entirely populated by exchangeable bases, especially Ca and Mg, reaching values of V (%) equal to 100% in all layers, as in the Lapa do Boquete and Malhador. The levels of P-extractable (Mehlich-1) were high in all sheltered soils, reaching 103-649 mg/dm 3. However, in the site outside of these shelters they were much lower, yet suggesting an even improvement of this element associated with anthropic activity. In mineralogy, the presence of kaolinite, illite, calcite and apatite, and iron oxide (hematite, goethite and maghemite) was detected in the clay fraction. The silt and sand fractions revealed the presence of quartz, mica, calcite, magnetite and apatite. In the sand fraction the same minerals were also identified from the silt fraction. The presence of oxides with magnetic attraction in all fractions is remarkable, especially in the sand fraction, mainly associated with charred layers. The TOC levels showed a considerable extent, expressed by values from 0.12 to 5.25 g kg-1. The Humin fraction is predominant over the others (humic and fulvic acids) in all layers. The micromorphological analysis revealed an abundance of material in distinct levels of physical-chemical change, showing the polygenetic nature of soils. The results of this study allow us to infer that the occupation of these shelters was episodic and cumulative over the millennia, since there is a degree of uniformity of the characteristics originated from human activity along the profiles. On the other hand, there are nuances that demonstrate that the occupation showed variations in relation to its type and intensity. Low values of Mehlich-P, relative to other anthropossols, reinforce the archaeological hypothesis that the shelters were not used as fixed settlement sites, of large numbers of people, but probably as traffic areas where they developed specific activities. Finally, it was found that the pedological attributes studied are proving useful and significant in the interpretation of archaeological information, complementing and reinforcing the need for greater interaction between pedology and archeology. The soils studied have many specific characteristics that differentiate them considerably from the other Brazilian anthropossols so far studied. In addition, the sheltered soils have a kind of heterogeneity originated from its depositional polycyclic nature, which makes it impossible for them to be classified in current systems. Therefore, it is necessary to undertake further studies on such soils in other regions of Brazil in order to know them better and obtain more similarities to group these soils, making them sortable. / O presente estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar os antropossolos localizados sob abrigos naturais de rochas calcárias, no norte do estado de Minas Gerais, onde populações pré-colombianas viveram por milhares de anos, aportando e removendo matérias de naturezas e procedências distintas. Nestes abrigos desenvolveram-se solos antropogênicos muito peculiares, e sobre os quais ainda não se tem estudos pedológicos. Portanto buscou-se caracterizar física, química, mineralógica e micromorfologicamente alguns solos coletados em cinco sítios arqueológicos, sendo quatro em abrigos calcários e um em ambiente não abrigado, presentes em duas unidades de conservação no norte de Minas: o Parque Nacional (PARNA) Cavernas do Peruaçu e o Parque Estadual da Lapa Grande. As amostras foram submetidas a análises físicas e químicas de rotina, ataque total, carbono orgânico total e fracionamento das substâncias húmicas, análises mineralógicas e micromorfológicas, além de fracionamento das formas inorgânicas de fósforo e extração de óxidos. De acordo com os resultados encontrados, os solos estudados apresentam gênese policíclica, marcada por uma pronunciada alternância climática associada a distintos períodos de ocupação antrópica. Essa natureza policíclica confere aos mesmos, características bem distintas de solos desenvolvidos sob processos pedogenéticos naturais. De maneira geral os solos apresentam cores com matizes bem distintas, chegndo a variar de 2,5YR a 10YR no mesmo perfil. Texturalmente não existe predomínio expressivo de nenhuma fração, sendo a classe textural franco a dominante. Na fração areia é considerável a quantidade de partículas de conchas, de ossos, e principalmente de carvão, originárias do processo cumulativo de ocupação antrópica. Quimicamente os solos sob os abrigos apresentam valores de pH elevados, em torno de 8,5 a 9,0. O complexo de troca catiônica é praticamente todo preenchido pelas bases trocáveis, principalmente Ca e Mg, alcançando valores de V(%) iguais a 100% em todas as camadas, como na Lapa do Boquete e do Malhador. Os teores de P-extraível (Mehlich-1) encontrados foram elevados em todos os solos dos abrigos, atingindo valores de 103 a 649 mg/dm3. Já no sítio fora dos abrigos estes foram bem menores, mesmo assim sugerindo um enrriquecimento deste elemento associado a atividade antrópica. Na mineralogia detectou-se na fração argila a presença de caulinita, illita, calcita e apatita, além de óxidos de ferro (hematita, goethita e aghemita). As frações silte e areia revelaram a presença de quartzo, micas, calcita, magnetita e apatita. Na fração areia também foram identificados os mesmos minerais da fração silte. É marcante a presença de óxidos com atração magnética em todas as frações, especialmente na fração areia, associada principalmente a camadas carbonizadas. Os teores de COT revelaram uma amplitude considerável, expressa pelos valores de 0,12 a 5,25 dag kg-1. A fração Humina é predominante sobre as demais (Ácidos Húmicos e Ácidos Fúlvicos) em todas as camadas. As análises micromorfológicas revelaram uma riqueza de materiais em níveis de alteração físico-química distintas, evidenciando a natureza poligenética dos solos. Os resultados obtidos neste estudo permitem inferir que a ocupação destes abrigos foi episódica e cumulativa ao longo dos milênios, visto que existe uma certa homogeneidade das características provenientes da atividade humana ao longo dos perfís. Por outro lado existem nuanças que demonstram que a ocupação mostrou variações no que tange ao tipo e a intensidade da mesma. Baixos valores de P-Mehlich, em relação a outros antropossolos, reforçam as hipóteses arqueológicas de que os abrigos não eram utilizados como locais de assentamento fixos, de grandes contingentes humanos, mas provavelmente como locais de passagem onde se desenvolviam atividades específicas. Por fim constatou-se que os atributos pedológicos estudados, se revelam uteis e significativos na interpretação das informações arqueológicas, complementando e reforçando a necessidade de uma maior interação entre a pedologia e a arqueologia. Os solos estudados apresentam muitas características particulares que os diferenciam consideravelmente dos demais antropossolos brasileiros até agora estudados. Além disso, os solos sobabrigos apresentam uma heterogeneidade, proveniente da sua natureza deposicional policíclica, que os impossibilita de serem classificados nos sistemas de atuais. Sendo assim torna-se necessário realizar mais estudos em solos dessa natureza em outras regiões do Brasil a fim de conhecê-los melhore obter similaridades que permitam agrupar estes solos tornando-os classificáveis.

Au cours des dernières décennies, la multiplication des fouilles d’ensembles funéraires a entraîné un renouvellement des connaissances sur les pratiques funéraires médiévales et elle a permis de réaliser des synthèses sur le sujet à l’échelle locale ou régionale. Dans l’espace méditerranéen nord-occidental, un territoire n’avait encore jamais fait l’objet d’une telle étude : la Corse. Cette recherche se propose de pallier ce constat par une analyse archéo-anthropologique du matériel issu des fouilles récentes de trois cimetières, à l’époque associés à des sièges épiscopaux : Ajaccio, Mariana et Sagone. Ces ensembles funéraires se caractérisent par une longue durée d’utilisation et une diversité des types de sépultures. L’objectif principal étant, à travers l’analyse des pratiques funéraires, d’approcher la composante culturelle des populations, les permanences et les évolutions au cours du temps. Il s’agit ainsi de mettre en évidence les spécificités relatives à chaque période et à chaque site et de les replacer dans le contexte plus général du bassin méditerranéen nord-occidental, afin d’en souligner d’éventuelles influences culturelles ou la formation de traditions locales. Cette première échelle d’analyse est couplée à une étude biologique des populations inhumées dans le but de caractériser le recrutement funéraire des cimetières, la reconnaissance de groupes familiaux ou sociaux ainsi que l’état sanitaire des populations. L’ensemble de ces éléments est dans un troisième temps replacé à l’échelle de l’espace funéraire, de manière à caractériser son organisation et sa place dans le paysage. / For several decades, the multiplication of the excavations of burial sets led to a renewal of knowledge on medieval funerary practices and allowed to operate syntheses on the subject at the local or regional level. In the North-Western Mediterranean area, a territory had never yet been the subject of a study on the topic: Corsica. This research proposes to overcome this observation by an archaeo-anthropological analysis of the archaeological material from recent excavations of three cemeteries associated with episcopal seats: Ajaccio, Sagone and Mariana. These cemeteries are characterised by a long period of use and a diversity of burials’ types. The main objective is, through the analysis of burial practices, to approach the cultural component, its permanencies and its evolutions over time. It is as well to highlight the specificities relating to each period at each site and to replace them in the larger context of North-Western Mediterranean basin, in order to underline any cultural influences or the formation of local traditions. This first level of analysis is coupled with a biological study of populations who were buried in order to characterize the funeral recruitment of the cemeteries, the recognition of the family or the social groups as well as the health status of the populations. All of these elements is, in a third step, replaced at the scale of the funerary space, so as to characterize its organization and its place in the landscape.

Localisé sur l'île de Bahreïn, le tell de Qal'at al-Bahreïn fut un grand port occupant une position géographique stratégique, au milieu du Golfe persique, entre le Proche-Orient et le reste du continent asiatique. Grâce à cette position littorale, le site joua pendant plusieurs millénaires (du 3e millénaire avant J.-C., jusqu'au 17e siècle de notre ère), un important rôle commercial et maritime, entre la Mésopotamie, les côtes iraniennes et arabes, l'Oman, le sous-continent indien ou encore l'Extrême-Orient.Fouillé depuis près de soixante années, ce site d'habitat offre aux archéologues une stratigraphie exceptionnelle, unique dans la Péninsule arabique, qui s’étend du Dilmoun Ancien (c. 2200 av. J.-C.) jusqu’à la période islamique (c. 13e-16e siècle ap. J.-C.) et permet l’étude comparative des occupations successives du site. Au-delà de ce statut de référence régionale, Qal'at al-Bahreïn présente par ses monuments (résidentiels, administratifs, commerciaux, religieux et militaires) un véritable témoignage du développement historique de Dilmoun, culture la plus importante du Golfe antique.Les nombreux vestiges architecturaux sont associés à un matériel archéologique diversifié (céramique, métal, représentations figurées, inscriptions, sceaux, macrorestes végétaux et fauniques, incluant un grand nombre de restes de poissons). La présente étude porte sur les restes osseux de poissons exhumés lors des différentes campagnes de fouilles conduites par la mission archéologique française, de 1989 à 1996, puis de 2000 à 2004, complétés par les résultats obtenus lors des fouilles danoises, menées entre les années 50 à 70.Ce matériel osseux, abondant, et généralement bien conservé, est très bien stratifié, ce qui a permis une étude diachronique de cet échantillon.La détermination des os de poissons a permis de mettre en évidence un spectre constant de quatre familles tout au long de l’occupation du site : les Serranidae (mérous), les Carangidae (carangues), les Sparidae (sars) et les Lethrinidae (empereurs). Leur importance varie au sein de chaque occupation et il est alors intéressant de noter la corrélation entre les espèces consommées et les habitants du site.Si la période du Dilmoun Ancien montre un spectre assez varié, l’arrivée sur l’île des Kassites (c. 1450 av. J.-C.) met en avant une pêche très orientée, avec la capture des empereurs. Il semble qu’il y ait une préférence pour cette famille. Les périodes suivantes montrent un spectre à nouveau plus diversifié, qui s’étoffe d’avantage lors de la diffusion de l’Islam sur l’île. Les espèces consommées se rapprochent alors de celles commercialisées de nos jours. Cette grande variété s’accompagne d’une diminution des tailles des poissons, qui peut s’expliquer par un nouveau territoire de pêche et la capture de nouvelles espèces afin de diversifier la consommation de poisson.Malgré ces différences notables au cours des occupations qui peuvent être liées aux habitants et à leur préférence alimentaire, il apparait que les populations successives de Qal’at al-Bahreïn ont intensément exploité les ressources côtières et avaient une parfaite connaissance du milieu marin et des comportements des espèces capturées. / Located on the island of Bahrain, the tell of Qal’at al-Bahrain was a main port occupying a strategic geographical position, in the middle of the Persian Gulf, between the Middle East and the rest of the Asian continent. Thanks to its coastal position, the site played during several millenia (from the 3rd millenium BC, until the 17th century AD), an important commercial and maritime role, between Mesopotamia, the Iranian and Arab coasts, Oman, the Indian sub-continent or the Far East.Excavated since nearly sixty years, this coastal settlement offers to the archaeologists an exceptional, unique stratigraphy in the Arabian Peninsula, which extends from the Early Dilmun (c. 2200 BC) to the Middle Islamic period (c. 13-16th centuries AD), and provides the opportunity to study and compare the successive occupations at the site. Beyond this regional reference status, Qal’at al-Bahrain presents by its monuments (residential, administrative, commercial, religious and military) a true testimony of the historical development of Dilmun, the most important culture of the ancient Gulf.The numerous architectural vestiges are associated with a diversified archaeological equipment (ceramic, metal, figurative art, inscriptions, seals, vegetal and faunal macro-remains, including a large number of fish remains). The present study is devoted to the fish remains unearthed during the various excavation seasons led by the French archaeological mission, from 1989 to 1996, then from 2000 to 2004, and completed by the results gathered at the time of the Danish excavations, carried out since the 1950s. The bone material, which is abundant and quite well preserved, allows a diachronic study of this sample.The determination of the fish bones reveals a constant spectrum of four families throughout the occupation of the site: Serranidae (groupers), Carangidae (carangues), Sparidae (seabream) and Lethrinidae (emperors). Their importance varies within each occupation and it is then interesting to note the correlation between the consumed species and the inhabitants of the site.If the Early Dilmun period shows a rather diversified spectrum, the arrival of the Kassites on the island (c. 1450 BC) suggests a much more directed fishing activity, with the capture of the emperors. It seems that there is a preference for this family. The following periods show again a more diversified spectrum, which increased at the time of the spread of Islam on the island. The consumed species approach those marketed then nowadays. This large variety is linked with a reduction in the sizes of the fishes, which can be explained by a new fishing territory and the capture of new species to diversify the fish consumption.In spite of these notable differences during occupations which can rely on the inhabitants and their food preference, it appears that the successive populations of Qal’at al-Bahrain exploited intensely the coastal resources and had a perfect knowledge of the marine environment and behaviours of the captured species.

Les restes humains et les pratiques funéraires allant du Néolithique à la fin de la culture Kura-Araxe (6ème au 3ème millénaire) n’avaient jusqu’à aujourd’hui fait l’objet d’études approfondies. Afin de contribuer à une meilleure connaissance des pratiques funéraires et des caractéristiques biologiques de ces populations il a été entrepris de réévaluer les données publiées, de réexaminer les restes humains issus de fouilles anciennes et de mettre à profit l’apport de données issues des fouilles récentes dans la région, cela au travers d’un nouveau regard, celui de l’archéothanatologie. L’analyse détaillée des gestes funéraires a été mise en relation avec une analyse du recrutement funéraire, mais également avec une analyse anthropologique incorporant divers paramétres (morphologie et morphométrie, variations anatomiques non métriques, indicateurs de stress et pathologies).Sur l’ensemble du Sud Caucase, 132 sites où la présence de sépultures est attestée : cinq pour le Néolithique, 21 pour le Chalcolithique et 111 pour la culture Kura-Araxe. La réévaluation des anciennes données a permis de répartir les sépultures en sept catégories: les tombes en fosses, les inhumations dans les contenants en céramique, les tombes construites de formes variables, les tombe en fer à cheval, les cistes, les kourganes et les tombes surmontées en surface d’un amas de pierres. Les tombes néolithiques sont rares : il s’agit de tombes en fosse associées à l’habitat, dans lesquelles les individus sont en position fléchie sur l’un des côtés. Les sépultures chalcolithiques sont un légèrement nombreuses qu’à la période précédente. Trois nouveaux types de tombes apparaissent : les inhumations dans un contenant en céramique, les kourganes et les tombes surmontées d’un amas de pierres. Les tombes en fosse demeurent les plus nombreuses, et toujours en lien avec l’habitat ; les défunts sont le plus souvent inhumés en position fléchie sur l’un des côtés. Par ailleurs, les inhumations dans un contenant en céramique semblent destinées à accueillir les très jeunes immatures. Le kourgane marque les débuts de la dissociation entre le lieu d’inhumation et le lieu d’habitat, qui débute à la fin du Chalcolithique, se poursuit dans la seconde moitié du 4ème millénaire et semble se généraliser à partir de la première moitié du 3ème millénaire. Le signalement des tombes en surface apparaît lui aussi au cours du Chalcolithique, traduisant un changement des mentalités. On assiste au cours de la culture Kura-Araxe à une augmentation frappante du nombre de sites où la présence de sépultures est attestée. Les types de tombe se diversifient : outre les tombes en fosses, les kourganes et les tombes surmontées en surface d’un amas de pierres, qui perdurent, trois autres types de tombe apparaissent : les tombes de formes variables, les cistes et les tombes en fer à cheval. Cette diversification illustre une multiplicité des pratiques. En revanche, la diversité observée au niveau des types de tombe s’oppose à une grande homogénéité dans le positionnement des individus : la position fléchie sur l’un des deux côtés domine clairement. Des cartes de répartition des sites ont été établies en fonction des différents types de tombes identifiés et des modes de dépôt des défunts. Enfin, les méthodes de l’archéothanatologie ont permis de mieux appréhender les modes de dépôts et de mettre en évidence des gestes insoupçonnés (position assise, lien de contention, contenant en matière périssable). Cette recherche offre la possibilité d’avoir un regard d’ensemble sur les populations vivant au cours de ces périodes dans le Sud Caucase. Des gestes et des pratiques funéraires jusque là insoupçonnés ont été mis en lumière grâce à l’emploi des méthodes de l’archéothanatologie. / Human remains and funerary practices of the Neolithic period to the end of the Kura-Araxe’s culture (6th to 3rd millennium) in the Southern Caucasus have not been thus far the subject of bio-anthropological studies. In order to contribute to a better understanding of funeral practices and the biological characteristics of southern Caucasus populations, a reassessment of published data related to human remains recorded from ancient excavations and new approaches of analyses, archaeothanatology, of new data from recent excavations in the region has been undertaken. A detailed study is conducted based on funeral gestures reconstruction, burial type’s analyses, and various anthropological aspects (morphology and Morphometry, non metric anatomic variations, stress indicators and pathology). 132 sites incorporating graves are attested in the Southern Caucasus: five Neolithic sites, 21 chalcolithic sites and 111 sites of Kura-Araxe’s culture. The review of the old data revealed seven categories of burials: pit grave, burial in ceramic container, Constructed tomb with various shapes, horseshoe grave, cist burial, kurgans and stones covered graves. The Neolithic tombs are rare. It comprises pit burials located within settlement area with inhumation of individuals in flexed position on one side. Chalcolithic graves are slightly more recurrent than earlier period. Three new types of tombs are used: burials in ceramic container, kurgans and stones covered tombs. Pit burials remained the most numerous, and regularly associated with settlement area. The deceased are usually buried in flexed position on one side. Furthermore, burials in ceramic container appeared to be designed especially for immature young deceased. At the end of Chalcolithic, Kurgan marked the beginnings of the partition between the burial area and the settlement area. The Kurgan practices continued in the second half of the 4th millennium and appear to be wide and commonly spread around the first half of the 3rd millennium. In addition, stone covered burials started to be used during the Chalcolithic period. This shift between underground burials and constructed marks to locate burials reflects a change of society’s mentalities. During the Kura-Araxes culture, a striking increase in the number of sites with burials is attested. Tomb types are diversified. In addition to pit burials, the Kurgans and stone covered burials continued to be practiced meanwhile, three other types of Tomb appeared: the Constructed tombs of various shapes, the cists burials and horseshoe graves. This diversification demonstrates a multiplicity of practices. On the other hand, the analyses of inhumation position revealed more regular customs: the flexed position on one side is clearly the most used. Distribution maps of burial sites are established on the basis of the variability of identified grave types and deceased position. Finally, the archaeothanatology methods allowed better understanding of deposits patterns and highlighted the practice of unexpected gestures (seating, use of tie, perishable container). This research offers the possibility to have an overall view of the Southern Caucasus living population between the 6th and the 3rd millennium BC. Some mortuary gestures and funerary practices until now unsuspected have been revealed once applying the archeothanatology methods

Les Nabatéens représentent une ancienne peuplade du nord-ouest de l’Arabie qui a connu la prospérité entre le 1er siècle av. J.-C. et le 1er siècle ap. J.-C. Pour la période et la population considérées, les pratiques funéraires sont jusqu’à présent connues essentiellement à partir de l'architecture des nécropoles et de l'épigraphie. Une analyse archéo-anthropologique de sites s’avérait indispensable et elle constitue une part importante de ce travail, introduit par un rappel des données préexistantes. Les pratiques funéraires sont appréhendées en suivant les méthodes de l’anthropologie de terrain, appliquées à deux sites jordaniens (Khirbet edh-Dharih, Pétra) et un d’Arabie Saoudite (Madâ’in Sâlih). Cette approche permet de mettre en relation les gestes funéraires avec une analyse du recrutement des inhumés et celle du matériel archéologique présent dans les tombes. Pour chaque site, une étude anthropologique incorporant divers volets (morphométrie, variations anatomiques, indicateurs de stress et autres pathologies) a été conduite afin de contribuer à la définition de l’identité biologique des groupes humains inhumés. Ce travail conduit à l’interface du biologique et du culturel. Il apporte un éclairage nouveau sur les populations nabatéennes et autorise pour la première fois à une comparaison large, à la fois inter- et intra- sites. Les trois sites retenus permettent en effet de confronter les informations issues d’un village, Dharih, à celles de deux des villes les plus importantes du royaume nabatéen, Pétra et Madâ’in Sâlih. / The Nabataeans are an ancient tribe of north-west Saudi who has known prosperity between the 1st century BC and 1st century AD. For the considered period and the population, burial practices are so far known mostly from the architecture of cemeteries and epigraphy. An archaeo-anthropological analysis of the sites was indispensable and is an important part of this work introduced by a recall of pre-existing data. The burial practices are understood by following the methods of anthropological field applied to two Jordanian sites (Khirbet edh-Dharih, Petra) and Saudi Arabia (Madâ’in Sâlih). This approach allows us to relate funerary gestures with an analysis of recruitment and the archaeological materials found in the graves. For each site, an anthropological analysis incorporating various aspects (morphometry, anatomical variations, stress indicators and other disorders) was conducted in order to define the biological identity of buried human groups. This work led to the interface of biological and cultural. It brings a new point of view on the Nabatean population and, for the first time, it allows a wide inter-sites and intra-sites comparison. The three sites selected allows to confront information from a village, Dharih , to those of two of the most important cities of the Nabatean kingdom, Petra and Mada'in Salih.

Durant le Néolithique en France (5700-2100 ans av. J.-C.), plusieurs groupes culturels principalement définis à partir du mobilier se succèdent. Les pratiques funéraires témoignent de changements majeurs au cours de cette période. Les sépultures d’abord individuelles, ont tendance à être regroupées, avant que la monumentalisation et la collectivisation des tombes se mettent en placeau Néolithique moyen pour devenir combiné et quasi exclusives à la fin du Néolithique. L’objectif de ce travail est l’étude des individus immatures dans divers contextes (pratiques funéraires, recrutement, analyse spatiale) et une discussion de leur considération sociale à partir des résultats obtenus.Une analyse multi-scalaire, fondée sur un inventaire de 8124 sites, associe les données archéologiques et biologiques et elle a été couplée à un SIG. La base de données ainsi constituée a vocation à être disponible sous la forme d’une plateforme collaborative en ligne.Huit sites du Néolithique moyen et de la fin du Néolithique ont fait l’objet d’une étude plus approfondie avant d’être intégrés à l’ensemble de l’échantillon. Les résultats documentent une organisation spécifique aux individus immatures mise en place à l’échelle du site. Une diversité de traitements est également visible à une échelle plus large, autorisant certains regroupements de sites d’un point de vue géographique et chronologique. Les différences observées semblent refléter des âges de rupture dans la considération sociale des individus immatures et conduisent à une discussion sur la présence de tranches d’âge au sein de la cohorte des défunts non-adultes, comme autant d’étapes sociales depuis la naissance jusqu’à l’âge adulte. / In France, during the Neolithic time period (5700-2100 BC), several cultural groups have been identified. They are mostly defined according to their set of artefacts. Funerary practices show major changes during this period. In the begining of Neolithic burials were simple and gathered, following with monumentalisation and collectivization at the middle Neolithic, before becoming exclusive at the end of the Neolithic. The aim of this research is to focus on immature individuals within these various contexts (funerary practices, age distribution and spatial analysis) and to discuss the social statut of young individuals within the society through the collected data.A multi-scalar study, based on an inventory of 8124 settlements in France combines biological and archaeological data and includes a GIS analysis. This elaborated data base is designed to become an online collaborative platform.Special attention is given to eight funerary sites dated respectively to middle Neolithic and to the end of Neolithic before their integration in the whole sample. Results document a specific spatial distribution of the immature individuals inside the funerary sites. Various funerary treatments are also identified on a larger scale, allowing the grouping of some sites both geographically and spatially. These differences seem to reflect breaking age at death linked to the social consideration of the immature deceased, from birth to adulthood.

The title of this licentiate thesis is: Urban contract archaeology, public outreach and schools. Beyond the horizons of history teaching.   The aim of my licentiate thesis is to investigate how educational programs for schools are implemented within the framework of contract archaeology. I study the underlying incentives that motivate public outreach within contract archaeology, who carries out the outreach and what impact educational programs have on schools. My research project also aims to explore how public outreach within contract archaeology can be organized to meet schools´ demand for knowledge and activities. With an interdisciplinary approach, taken from archaeology and educational sciences, the goal is to instigate a dialogue between the scientific community and contract archaeology, as well as between contract archaeology and schools. As a primary goal, midway into in my doctoral degree, I have chosen in this licentiate thesis to study the practices of public outreach on urban excavation sites in Sweden, specifically studying outreach practices towards schools. The research queries in the licentiate thesis are:   What are the purposes and objectives with public outreach in contract archaeology? What are the preconditions for working with public outreach in contract archaeology? How are the practices of public outreach aimed at schools conducted at urban excavation sites? How do educational programs within contract archaeology address the needs and goals of school education?   Based on these queries, I also discuss how contract archaeology in the future can make possible broader collaborations with schools. This serves as an introduction to how archaeo-didactics can evolve bringing together contract archaeology's goals and potential in an educational situation, with the needs and goals of school education.

Cette étude porte sur le «Skull Building» de Çayönü (Sud-Est anatolien, Néolithiqueprécéramique), qui est l’un des plus anciens bâtiments à usage funéraire au Proche-Orient. Les restes humains provenant des différents dépôts osseux (110.460fragments) du «Skull Building» ont été étudiés au travers d’une approche archéoantropologiqueet taphonomique qui n’avait encore jamais été appliquée à un sitepréhistorique anatolien. Nous avons mis au point un logiciel de dénombrement,estimé le nombre minimum d’individus inhumés lors de chacune des deux phasesd’utilisation (NMI = 97 pour le bâtiment ovalaire, NMI = 231 pour le bâtimentrectangulaire) et mis en évidence un changement des pratiques entre le bâtimentovalaire (le plus ancien) et le bâtiment rectangulaire (le plus récent). Les résultatsobtenus permettent de proposer une nouvelle interprétation du fonctionnement de cebâtiment, dans la mesure où les analyses ont montré que les différents dépôts de laseconde phase d’utilisation (bâtiment rectangulaire) étaient liés entre eux. / This study focuses on the "Skull Building" of Çayönü (Southeast Anatolian PrepotteryNeolithic), which is one of the oldest buildings for burial use in the MiddleEast. Human remains from different bone deposits (110,460 fragments) of the "SkullBuilding" have been studied through an archaeo-anthropological and taphonomicapproach which had never been applied to a prehistoric site in Anatolia. We havedeveloped a software for counting, estimated the minimum number of individualsburied in each of the two phases of use (NMI = 97 for the Oval Building, NMI = 231for the Rectangular Building) and highlighted a change in practices between the ovalbuilding (the oldest) and the rectangular building (most recent). The results obtainedallow proposing a new interpretation for the functions of this building, insofar as theanalysis showed that different deposits of the second phase of use (RectangularBuilding) were interrelated.