Coptic occupation of the Theban Mountain

International audienceSeveral research teams (Belgian, German, Polish and French) are currently investigating sites formerly occupied by Copts on the west bank of Thebes. A small team, under the auspices of the French Institute in Cairo (IFAO) has been studying Coptic remains in the southern part of the Theban Mountai

Quelques vases Bès sortis des sables de Saqqara

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NHK, Taisai, CNRS : une collaboration franco-japonaise à la restitution 3D de la ville d'Aï Khanoum en Afghanistan

International audienceThanks to the initiative of Mr Kikuchi, producer of a TV series on the Japanese channel NHK, in 2002 a team from the French Centre de la recherche scientifique (CNRS-ENS UMR 8546) had the opportunity to participate in a 3D reconstruction of the town of Ai Khanum. This reconstruction was shown in the second episode of the series “Eurasian Empires”, “The illusive Alexandrias” on Japanese TV in June 2003 and on French TV in December 2004. This experience was extremely enriching for us as it led us to re-examine, in a new light, the documentation we compiled during excavations between 1964 and 1978. O. Ishisawa (from the Taisei Corporation) used 3D-Studio Max software. The 3D images thus produced, although they were only virtual, completely changed the view we had of the town of Ai Khanum, and this in spite of our remaining cautious and accepting that they only provide us with working hypotheses

Apport de l'imagerie médicale 3D à l'étude d'une momie du IVe siècle av. J.-C.

International audienceEn 2005, une momie retrouvée dans une tombe datant du IV e siècle a.C. dans la nécropole de Saqqara par l'équipe du musée du Louvre a été scannée au musée du Caire pour les besoins de la réalisation d'un film. La reprise des données collectées à cette occasion par un jeune ingénieur informaticien a permis de traiter et de réunir les fichiers qui n'avaient pas toute la même définition et ainsi de montrer l'apport de l'imagerie médicale pour fournir aux spécialistes des images virtuelles du corps et du squelette de la momie. Abstract : In 2005, for the making of a film, experts in the Cairo museum performed a scan on a mummy discovered in a tomb dating from the 4th century BC in the Saqqara necropolis. The mummy was discovered by the archaeological team of the Louvre museum. The data of the scan were subsequently studied by a young computer engineer, who managed to assemble the numerous files despite the fact that they were different in terms of precision. From this we can see the particular utility of medical imagery which can provide specialists with virtual images of the mummy's skeleton and body

La céramique provenant du secteur du sanctuaire du Ramesseum

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Exemples de croissants foreurs

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Les avatars du Ramesseum

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Poteries de l’Ancien Empire provenant du secteur du mastaba d’Akhethetep. : Fouilles du musée du Louvre à Saqqara

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Moule à l’image d’Osiris

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Aï Khanoum

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