The
Institut francais d'archeologie orientale
(or
IFAO
), also known as the
French Institute for Oriental Archaeology in Cairo
, is a French research institute based in
Cairo
,
Egypt
, dedicated to the study of the
archaeology
,
history
and languages of the various periods of Egypt's civilisation.
The IFAO is under the authority of the
French Ministry for National Education, Advanced Instruction, and Research
.
The Institute conducts archaeological excavations and also publishes a number of books and journals.
History
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The IFAO was created on 28 December 1880 by a signed decree of the
French Minister of Public Instruction and Fine Arts
Jules Ferry
, which created a permanent Mission in
Cairo
, intended as a counterpart in Egypt of the
French School at Athens
(Ecole francaise d'Athenes) and French School of Rome (Ecole francaise de Rome), under the name of French School of Cairo (Ecole francaise du Caire).
The School adopted its current name of
Institut Francais d’Archeologie Orientale
in 1898.
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In 1907, the IFAO moved into
Mounira Palace
.
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In 1929, a restoration of the building is undertaken, which includes the replacement of the art nouveau decoration on the facade with neo-classical.
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Since February 2011, the IFAO has been a part of the network,
Ecoles francaises a l’etranger (EFE)
, made of five higher education and research establishments.
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The other four establishments are
Ecole francaise d'Athenes (French School in Athens)
,
Ecole francaise de Rome (French School in Rome)
,
Ecole francaise d’Extreme-Orient (French School of the Far East)
, and
Casa de Velazquez, Madrid
.
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Administration
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Directors
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Head of Scientific and Technical Relations
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Recent IFAO archaeological excavations
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- This section originally from French Wikipedia article:
Fouille archeologique en Egypte
- 25 March - 28 April 2004 (10th expedition)
- 1 November - 15 December 2003 (15th expedition)
- 4 October - 28 December 2003
- 7 October 2005 - 7 January 2006
- 4 January - 8 February 2004
- 27 March - 18 May 2004
- 20 December 2003 - 4 May 2004
- 11?29 September 2003
- 12 April - 12 June 2003
- 7 October - 22 November 2003
- 26 April - 15 June 2004
- 27 September - 25 October 2003
- 12?15 December 2003
- November 2003 - February 2004
- 2014 to present
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- 17 February-6 March 2004
- the temple of Qasr Al-
Aguz
- April 2001, carried out by Pr Claude Traunecker (1st expedition)
- 10 April 2004 - 29 April 2004 (4th expedition)
- Saqqara
-South, directed by Vassil Dobrev
- 8 October 2003 - 30 December 2003
- 1994 (1st expedition)
- 25 August - 30 October 2003
- 5?17 April 2004
- El Tod, carried out by Christophe Thiers (6th expedition)
- 15 November - 11 December 2003
Publications
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Cover of
Le Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale
(BIFAO), Vol.103 (2003).
The Institute has a library containing more than 80,000 volumes, and also publishes a variety of books and journals. The IFAO's scientific members belong to two sections: the first studies
ancient Egyptian
and
papyrological
matters, while the second studies the
Coptic
and
Islamic
periods.
Journals and book series of the IFAO include:
- Annales islamologiques
(AnIsl)
- Bibliotheque d'etudes
- Bulletin critique des Annales islamologiques
(BCAI)
- Bulletin de la ceramique egyptienne
(BCE)
- Bulletin de l'Institut Francais d'Archeologie Orientale
(BIFAO)
- Cahiers des Annales islamologiques
(CAI)
- Cahiers de la ceramique egyptienne
(CCE)
- Documents de fouilles de l'Institut francais d'archeologie orientale
(DFIFAO)
- Etudes alexandrines
- Etudes urbaines
- Fouilles de l'Institut francais d'archeologie orientale
(FIFAO)
- Memoires publies par les membres de l'Institut francais d'archeologie orientale
(MIFAO)
- Memoires publies par les membres de la Mission archeologique francaise du Caire
(MMAF)
- Paleographie hieroglyphique
- Publications du Service des antiquites de l'Egypte et de l'Ifao
(PIFAO)
- Recherches d'archeologie, de philologie et d'histoire
(RAPH)
- Repertoire chronologique d'epigraphie arabe
(RCEA)
- Textes arabes et etudes islamiques
- Temples ptolemaiques
- Textes et traductions d'auteurs orientaux
(TTA)
- Voyageurs occidentaux en Egypte
References
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External links
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