During MAFKF 2023’s excavation campaign, a 3D model was produced representing three buildings from the al-Qusur’s settlement: the church (building A1), the refectory (B23), and what was most probably a monk’s cell (B16). Continuer la lecture de The quest to reconstruct al-Qusur in 3D (2/2): how did we create the model?
Archives par mot-clé : Failaka
The quest to reconstruct al-Qusur in 3D (1/2): aims, previous work and issues
After carrying out surface mapping between 2011 and 2018 (Humbert 2020), the French-Kuwaiti Archeological Mission in Failaka (MAFKF) decided during their 2023 campaign to create a 3D digital model (render) of the central part of al-Qusur’s settlement, focusing on three buildings and general views. Al-Qusur site, located on Kuwait’s Failaka Island, has virtually no preserved elevations and while there are some fifty-centimeter-high walls, the majority are just one or two courses high. In this situation, producing a model of what the site could have looked like was crucial for both the public and archaeologists. Continuer la lecture de The quest to reconstruct al-Qusur in 3D (1/2): aims, previous work and issues
Actualité de la recherche archéologique au Koweït : année 2019
À l’image d’un pays luxuriant suite aux fortes intempéries et aux inondations hivernales, l’année 2019 a été, au Koweït, particulièrement riche en activités archéologiques qui seront synthétiquement présentées dans ce billet. Continuer la lecture de Actualité de la recherche archéologique au Koweït : année 2019
Les figurines de terre cuite de Faïlaka : un catalogue en préparation
La campagne 2019 de la MAFKF fut l’occasion de réamorcer l’étude des figurines de terre cuite des sites d’époques achéménide et hellénistique de Faïlaka, en vue de leur publication exhaustive. Si l’intégralité des objets n’était pas accessible, une trentaine de figurines exposées au musée national à Koweït City, ainsi que des fragments mis à disposition à Faïlaka, ont permis de poursuivre les recherches. Continuer la lecture de Les figurines de terre cuite de Faïlaka : un catalogue en préparation
Overview of the early Islamic site discovered by the Kuwaiti-Italian Archaeological Mission of al-Qurainiyah
One of the most interesting results of the Kuwaiti-Italian Archaeological Mission at al‑Qurainiyah is the discovery of a new site dated to the early Islamic era and located to the west of the modern village (fig. 1). Continuer la lecture de Overview of the early Islamic site discovered by the Kuwaiti-Italian Archaeological Mission of al-Qurainiyah