MORVILLEZ ERIC

Subjects taught

Ancient history, archaeology and art history.

Structure(s)

Component and department


History Department
UFR Humanities and Social Sciences

Research topics

Archaeology and history of the Roman and Late Roman world (4th-7th centuries), gardens in Antiquity, domestic architecture, archives and the history of archaeology. Research activities Experience and management of archaeological digs

  • 1985, 1989 and 1990: Participates in the excavations at Mirebeau, camp of the 8th August Legion (Burgundy) under the direction of M. Reddé.
  • 1986-1987: excavations at the Villa du Palat in Saint-Emilion, under the direction of C. Balmelle, director of research at the CNRS.
  • 1993-1994-1995: French archaeological mission in Haïdra (Tunisia), with F. Baratte, C. Metzger, J.-Cl. Golvin: excavations and surveys of the Citadel church.
  • 2001: excavations at Caumont-sur-Durance (84): ornamental pool in the villa garden, late thermal baths.
  • 2002-2004: Franco-Croatian archaeological mission in Salone (Croatia) - on the episcopal group and its courtyard with a water-lifting machine.
  • June 2006, archaeological mission to Tell Yanouh (Upper Nahr Ibrahim Valley, Lebanon) led by Jean-Yves Monchambert, Paris IV-Sorbonne. Results published in J.-Y. Monchambert et alii "Une campagne de sondages sur le tell Kharayeb à Yanouh (printemps 2006)", BAAL, 12, p. 35-147.
  • 2008-2010: co-director of the French Archaeological Mission in Paphos, with Claire Balandier, lecturer in ancient history at the University of Avignon and the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.
Co-direction of Sofiane Boudraa, senior lecturer at the University of Constantine 2: "Les mesures de poids dans les civilisations antiques" - as part of his 11-month scholarship at the University of Avignon, in collaboration with Orient & Méditerranée, thesis to be defended in Algiers in spring 2015. Supervisory project: Oussama Nofal (Damascus Antiquities Department). In collaboration with Komait Abdallah, (Damascus Antiquities Department). Subject: The domestic architecture and decoration of the houses of Shabbah-Philippopolis (Syria).

Biography

Biography : Habilitation to direct research, defended at the INHA Paris University of Paris IV- Sorbonne, within the framework of Doctoral School VI - History of Art and Archaeology ED 124, UMR 8167 - Orient & Mediterranean The Roman pleasure garden between the High Empire and Late Antiquity under the supervision of François Baratte, (Paris IV, Research Director), Jean-Pierre Caillet, Paris Ouest - Nanterre La Défense, Anne-Marie Guimier-Sorbets, Paris Ouest - Nanterre La Défense, Gilles Sauron, (Paris IV - Rapporteur ), Jean-Pierre Sodini, (Paris I, member of the Institute), Konrad Vössing, University of Bonn Teaching experience and workload

  • 1989 to 1993: Lecturer and Temporary Teaching and Research Associate at the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne - lectures at the Institute of Art and Archaeology.
  • 1994-1995: Temporary Teaching and Research Assistant in History and Archaeology at the University of Toulouse II le Mirail.
  • Since 1999: Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Avignon. H Cl. since 2012.
At the Ecole du Louvre :
  • From 1992 to 2002: lecturer at the Ecole du Louvre - 1st year General History of Art course in Etruscan and Roman archaeology: adjunct course in Christian archaeology (1992-93, 1996-98; 2001-2002).
  • At the Centre des Hautes Etudes de Chaillot (CEDHEC) - Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine Paris.
  • Since 2002: Associate Professor - Course on Ancient Roman and Late Roman architecture
  • Since 2014: Roman construction techniques - following on from J.-P. Adam.
Publications : Publications of Eric MORVILLEZ