Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée
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The Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée (or MOM) is a research body in Lyon
, France
that specialises in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
and the first steps of humanity. It is dedicated to its founder, historian Jean Pouilloux
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2 and is escpecially concerned with historico-morphological studies. The MOM has also created an online application, an atlas of near east archaeological sites 14000 to 5700 BP
, presenting work by a large number of archaeologists.
Lyon
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, France
France
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that specialises in the Mediterranean and the Middle East
Middle East
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and the first steps of humanity. It is dedicated to its founder, historian Jean Pouilloux
Jean Pouilloux
Professor Jean Pouilloux, born October 31, 1904 in Le Vert , France and died at Pimontin May 23, 1996 was a French hellenist archaeologist.He was educated at the École normale supérieure de la rue d’Ulm from 1939 to 1944...
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Staff
Anne Schmitt, CNRS, took over directorship from Rémy Boucharlat on 1 January 2011 and conducts research programs within the Archéométrie et archéologie laboratory - UMR 5138 of the MOM. Nathalie Donjon serves as secretary general since 2007 after being recruited in 1988 and attached to the CNRS research administration.History
Founded in 1975, MOMs activity has been characterized by a multidisciplinary working approach. It employs 350 people: archaeologists, epigraphists, historians, with the help of physicists, chemists and geologists. Geographers, political scientists and architects are also employed. It is classed as a research federation involving five joint research units (UMR) of CNRS and two other university teams. This federation is linked to the University of LyonUniversity of Lyon
The University of Lyon , located in Lyon and Saint Etienne, France, is a center for higher education and research comprising 16 institutions of higher education...
2 and is escpecially concerned with historico-morphological studies. The MOM has also created an online application, an atlas of near east archaeological sites 14000 to 5700 BP
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, presenting work by a large number of archaeologists.
Research Units
- HiSoMA, History and Sources of the ancient world: UMR 5189 CNRS.
- Archéorient, Environments and societies of the ancient East: UMR 5133 CNRS.
- GREMMO, Group Research and Studies on the Mediterranean and the Middle East: UMR 5195 CNRS.
- Archaeometry and Archaeology, originally dating and Materials Technology: HiSoMA-UMR 5138 CNRS.
- APRI, Institute of Research onancient architecture: UMR 6222 CNRS, Lyon office.
- Romanitas: Young team 2409.
- Centre Jean Palerne: host team 3067, Saint Etienne.