Reem Nader- 2023- Durham University With a background in archaeology from the Lebanese University and an MSc in Marine Science and Culture from the American University of Beirut, my academic pursuit in the conservation of waterlogged maritime cultural heritage has been catalysed by the invaluable support of the Honor Frost Foundation. Their financial backing facilitated […]
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Christelle Kabboul- 2rd International School Wood and charcoals in Mediterranean forest ecology: anatomical identification and functional traits to interpret past and current climate changes- 2024 From the 19th until the 23rd of February 2024, I have attended, as a second year PhD scholar in Archaeobotany, the II edition of the International School on wood and
Archaeological research at Iskandarouna Bay and its surroundings- 2023 Dr. Zeina Haddad The historical site of Iskandarouna is located 16 km to the south of Tyre, within the town of Naqoura. It is one of the places that probably bore the name of Alexander the Great from the Hellenistic period, it was said that he
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Hsein Sleiman- 2023- AUB Minor Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Classical Archaeology, my focus is on economic theory and maritime commercial networks during the Roman period. I believe that the submerged heritage plays a crucial role in this narrative. Since the purpose of Archaeology is to reconstruct the past through archaeological data collected from
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Sidon Archaeology Digitization Project (SADP) 2023 – Ongoing Dr Naseem Raad The Sidon Archaeology Digitization Project (SADP) was initiated by the Honor Frost Foundation to continue its pursuit of compiling, cataloguing, and organizing all published and unpublished archaeological data from coastal sites in Lebanon. Similar to the Beirut Port Project (BPP), the primary objective of
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Team Skills Development and Safety Program The core work of the HFF-Lebanon team requires spending long hours offshore as well as advanced diving skills. To his end, the team needs to constantly update its skillset and competency for best practice and to maintain the highest safety standards when working at sea. With the support of
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Al Mina Maritime Cultural Landscape Project (MMCLP) 2022 – Ongoing Lucy Semaan and Nicolas Carayon The Al Mina Maritime Cultural Landscape Project (MMCLP) is an interdisciplinary and multi-phased research and rescue project aiming at documenting and understanding the diachronic development of the intrinsic relationship between local communities and their maritime environment through time. Despite being
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Metn 2021 – Ongoing Georges el Haibe, Nicolas Carayon, and Lucy Semaan Project Summary The Metn project is a multi-disciplinary strategy that assesses the remaining maritime cultural heritage in a heavily urbanised region. The project runs under the scientific direction of Dr Georges el Haibe (INRAP, IFPO) in collaboration with Dr Lucy Semaan (HFF Lebanon)
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The Archaeological and Cultural Landscape of Anfeh – Blue House Conversations Lucy Semaan, Nadine Panayot, and Naseem Raad On June 26, 2023, the Honor Frost Foundation team in Lebanon organized a captivating public event at the newly inaugurated Blue House Beirut, titled ‘The Archaeological and Cultural Landscape of Anfeh’. This event served as a platform
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Celia Prescott-Decie- 2022-ongoing I am currently a first-year PhD student at the University of Southampton supported by the Honor Frost Foundation. My current research aims to assess the impact of coastal change on the maritime cultural heritage of the Central Levantine coastline through a geophysical and hydrodynamic characterisation of the modern Lebanese coast. I have
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