Auguste Bergy
Encyclopedia
Reverend Father Auguste Bergy, born 1873 in France
and died 31 August 1955 was a French
Jesuit archaeologist
notable for his work on prehistory
in Lebanon
.
He is known particularly for excavations and studies at the Sands of Beirut
and at Ras Beirut
. He made the notable discovery in 1930 of Tell Arslan, the oldest known neolithic village settlement in the Beirut area.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and died 31 August 1955 was a French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Jesuit archaeologist
Archaeology
Archaeology, or archeology , is the study of human society, primarily through the recovery and analysis of the material culture and environmental data that they have left behind, which includes artifacts, architecture, biofacts and cultural landscapes...
notable for his work on prehistory
Prehistory
Prehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
.
He is known particularly for excavations and studies at the Sands of Beirut
Sands of Beirut
The Sands of Beirut were a series of archaeological sites located on the coastline south of Beirut in Lebanon.-Description:The Sands were a complex of nearly 20 prehistoric sites that were destroyed due to building operations using the soft sandstone in constructing the city of Beirut and Beirut...
and at Ras Beirut
Ras Beirut
Ras Beirut is a luxurious residential neighborhood of Beirut. It is the most cosmopolitan and open-minded area of Beirut, where sizable populations of Christians, Muslims, and Druze coexist peacefully. It is known as the cultural and intellectual center of Beirut...
. He made the notable discovery in 1930 of Tell Arslan, the oldest known neolithic village settlement in the Beirut area.
Selected Bibliography
- Bergy, Auguste., Le Paleolithique ancien stratife a Ras Beyrouth, M.U.S.J, XVI, 169-217, 1932.