Research into furniture has not been a priority for archaeologists. Fixed installations are often studied without the necessary rigor or clear definition. More often than not, the identification of installations remains subjective, unexplained and dependent on the interpretation of the spaces that the furniture should have helped to identify.
The series of workshops that gave rise to this book addressed key issues such as the perception of spaces, their functionality in relation to layout, multifunctionality and the question of multiple storeys. In the same way, archaeological analysis benefits from being confronted with texts, which, when it comes to architecture, are at once episodic, rich and complex.
This book is dedicated to Jean-Claude Margueron, who never ceased to encourage archaeologists to work rigorously on architecture. It begins with a biography of Jean Margueron by Béatrice Muller and an almost definitive list of his writings. The first part (strengths, failures and problems of furniture) comprises three general chapters, which set out the problem, attempt to define what is meant by fixed installations, set out the method and underline the difficulties of the research. The second part (case studies) comprises seven chapters, based on the study of concrete cases, in an attempt to demonstrate the importance of studying fixed installations and the usefulness of comparing them with textual data.
Research into furniture has been neglected by archaeologists. Fixed installations lack clear definitions and are often subjectively identified. These studies pay tribute to the late Jean-Claude Margueron, and consider furniture by exploring spatial perception, functionality, and architectural complexities.
Préface
Introduction
In memoriam: Jean-Claude Margueron (1934-2023) : une vie pour l’archéologie syro-mésopotamienne – Béatrice Muller
Publications de Jean-Claude Margueron
Première partie: Force, défaillances et problématiques des aménagements
Chapitre 1: Multifonctionnalité des espaces architecturaux : Approche archéologique – Jean-Claude Margueron
Chapitre 2: Aménagements immobiliers : Constantes et variables d’identification et d’interprétation – Laura Battini
Chapitre 3: Les aménagements immobiliers des maisons de Haute Mésopotamie: à l’âge du Bronze: problèmes d’identification et d’interprétation – Juliette Mas
Deuxième partie: Étude de cas
Chapitre 4: Au cœur de la mémoire urukéenne, le bâtiment de pierre et ses installations: Etude proto-urbaine 5 – Pascal Butterlin
Chapitre 5: Les temples protodynastiques de Khafadjé : Approche fonctionnel – Laura Battini
Chapitre 6: Temples de Mésopotamie du Nord et leurs aménagements, quelles traditions au Bronze moyen – Christophe Nicolle
Chapitre 7: Espaces et fonctions. Le cas des maisons de Haute Mésopotamie à l’âge du Bronze – Juliette Mas
Chapitre 8: Aménagements, restructurations et dénominations des pièces dans les maisons néo-assyriennes – Pierre Villard
Chapitre 9: Manger, vivre, échanger, se divertir. Quelles fonctions pour les maisons de l’agora d’Europos-Doura ? – Gaëlle Coqueugniot
Chapitre 10: Aménagements mobiliers et immobiliers dans les bibliothèques de l’Orient gréco-romain – Gaëlle Coqueugniot
Bibliographie générale et thématique
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Biografisk notat
Laura Battini is a historian and archaeologist specialising in Mesopotamia (II-I millennia BC), currently at the French National Centre of Scienfic Research. Laura created a new journal for the Ancient Near East (Ash sharq, Archaeopress), and is the editor of the series Archaeopress Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology.