Contributors

François Blary - Anne-Marie Flambard Héricher
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Archaeologists

François Blary

Professor of medieval art history and archaeology at the Université libre de Bruxelles, former director of Créa-Patrimoine (ULB), associate member of LAMOP (Paris) and CRAHAM (Caen). Lead archaeologist for the excavation of the Abbey of Preuilly since 2016.

Anne-Marie Flambard Héricher

Professor emerita of medieval history and archaeology at the University of Rouen, former director of GRHIS (University of Rouen), associate member of CRAHAM (University of Caen). Co-director of the excavation of the Abbey of Preuilly since 2016. Coordinator of artefact studies.

Sheila Bonde

Professor of History of Art and Architecture, and Archaeology at Brown University, USA. Specialist in monastic architecture. Has studied numerous monastic sites, particularly Cistercian ones: Bourgfontaine, Thiron-Gardais, Longpont, Ourscamp, Saint-Jean des Vignes…

Clark Maines

Professor emeritus of archaeology and medieval architectural history at Wesleyan University, USA. Has studied many monastic sites, particularly Cistercian ones: Bourgfontaine, Thiron-Gardais, Longpont, Ourscamp, Saint-Jean des Vignes…

Nathalie Picart-Verdier

Archaeologist and teacher. Specialist in the domain of the Abbey of Preuilly.
Has been involved in the Preuilly excavations since 2016.

Geophysicists

Alain Tabbagh

Specialist in geodesy, topography, hydrogeology, and remote sensing. Professor emeritus at Pierre and Marie Curie University (Paris VI). Known for his contributions to geoelectrical and electromagnetic exploration of near-surface layers and for developing measurement instruments.

Michel Dabas

Emeritus CNRS research director, scientific director of Géocarta,
CNRS/ENS Paris (AOrOc - Archaeology and Philology of East and West). His research focuses on archaeology, geoinformatics (GIS), and agrophysics.

Gianluca Catanzariti

Expert in geodesy, topography, geology, remote sensing, and 3D geo-imaging. Independent consultant in geophysics, geology, applied physics, geoarchaeology, and archaeometry. Specialist in ground-penetrating radar and advanced 3D data post-processing.

Metallurgist

Christophe Colliou

PhD in Archaeology (University of Rouen, 2013). Specialist in archaeometallurgy and analysis of archaeological materials related to iron production and metal artifacts (Meta-lab).

Geologist

Jean-Pierre Gély

PhD in Structural Geology (University of Chambéry, 1988). Affiliated with the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and associate researcher at LAMOP, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Conducted lithographic study of the Abbey of Preuilly.

Dendrochronologist

Yannick Le Digoll

Archaeologist, dendrochronologist, and wood specialist (Dendrotech). Studied and dated the abbey’s timber structures.

Heritage Curators

Pierre-Yves Le Pogam (Louvre Museum)

Chief curator in the Department of Decorative Arts at the Louvre Museum. Specialist in architectural terracotta.

Élisabeth Antoine-König (Louvre Museum)

Chief curator in the Department of Decorative Arts at the Louvre Museum. Specialist in architectural terracotta.

Specialist in architectural terracotta

Sylvain Aumard

Building archaeologist, specialist in roofing materials at the Centre d'études médiévales d'Auxerre (CEM)

Specialist in Timber Structures (Floors)

Philippe Sosnowska

Professor at the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Liège. Specialist in the architectural and archaeological analysis of standing buildings from the Middle Ages to the industrial period.

Digital Imaging Specialists

Henry-Louis Guillaume

Archaeologist, art historian, 3D graphic designer, drone pilot, and researcher/trainer with the PANORAMA heritage 3D acquisition platform at the Université libre de Bruxelles.

Arnaud Schenkel

PhD in Engineering and Technology (2017), with a thesis on automated correction of geometric and colorimetric issues in large-scale 3D models. Researcher and developer for the PANORAMA platform (Université libre de Bruxelles).

Surveyors

Richard Jonvel

Conducted microtopographical survey of the entire Preuilly estate.

Benjamin Van Nieuwenhove

Responsible for topographic and orthophotographic documentation of excavated areas.