Mrs. Gassia ARTINE BAGHDASSARIAN
Faculty of Humanities
Instructor
(+961) 1 421 000 ext 1288 gassia.artine@usj.edu.lb
1993. Masters degree in ancient history- archaeology, Saint Joseph University-Beirut. Mention Très Bien. Title of Master Thesis « Bilan critique de la préhistoire au Liban » [A critical review of prehistory in Lebanon]. Under the supervision of Professor Hélène Sader. 1996. D.E.A. [M.A.], University Lyon 2. Mention Très Bien. Title of MA Thesis: « Byblos au IVe Millénaire » [Byblos in the Fourth Millennium]. Under the supervision of Professor Danielle Stordeur. 2005. Ph.D. with Honors, University Lyon 2. Title of Ph.D. Dissertation: “La nécropole énéolithique de Byblos: nouvelles interpretations” [The Eneolithic Necropolis of Byblos: New Interpretations]. Under the supervision of Professor Olivier Aurenche. Archaeologist. Archaeological excavations prospections in Syria, Lebanon, Turkey and Armenia. PhD thesis and Master’s committee member. From 1998-2000 Consultants with the Louvre Museum, for the exhibitions of the Chalcolithic period at the Museum of Prehistory From 2005 to the present Researcher, Archéorient CNRS – UMR 5133, Maison de l’Orient University Lyon 2 From 2005 to the present Honorary Researcher, Institute of Archeology; University of London. From 2010 to the present Assistant Professor, Department of Archeology; Lebanese University. From 2010 to the present Cultural Mediator/Interpreter, Arab World Institute in Paris From 2011 to the present Lecturer, Saint Joseph University-Beirut From 2013 to the present Administrative Director, Saint Joseph University Paris/Beirut 2019 Supervision and training of Saudi students in cultural mediation as part of the Al 'Ula exhibition / Arab World Institute in Paris. Supervision of the Master, and PhD students. 2021 Collaboration with Leiden University for the organization of an exhibition Byblos at the National Museum of Antiquities 2023 Preparation and participation of 3 programs/episodes about the recent excavations in al-Ula (Saudi Arabia) and about the Nabateans. Part of the documentary series Heritage" for television by the production company Clair et Net Productions, sponsored by the Saudi Broadcast Authority (SBA). Awarded Best Saudi TV documentary series. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?listPLg1D2gomWzaHRipB_WmCYygmIMyF2JmoU
Highest degree : PhD in Languages, Histories and Civilizations of the Ancient Worlds - Université Lumière (Lyon 2) [France]
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diplôme de docteur de langues, histoires et civilisations des mondes anciens | Université Lumière Lyon 2 | France | 2006 |
| DEA de langues, histoires et civilisations des mondes anciens | Université Lumière Lyon 2 | France | 1996 |
| Maîtrise en histoire | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 1994 |
| Licence en Histoire | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 1992 |
+ Teaching at USJ
Cultural mediation audiences (011TOMPM2) Archaeology of the present and the past (011TOAPL6)
+ Teaching outside USJ
| Experience in University Teaching Outside USJ | Country | Institution | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Médiatrice culturelle expositions and museum | France | Institut du Monde Arabe - IMA | 01/01/2010 |
+ Professionnal experience outside USJ
| Professional Experience | Organization | Start date | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Directrice du bureau | BUREAU ADMINISTRATIFUSJ-PARIS | 07/07/2013 |
+ Expertise field
Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences
+ Research topics
Funerary Rites Practices, study of beads, ornaments and figurines in the Levant from Prehistory until Bronze Age.
+ Publications and communications
2020. Les parures dans les tombes du IVe millénaire à Byblos (Liban), ArchéOrient - Le Blog, 9 octobre 2020, [En ligne] https://archeorient.hypotheses.org/15277 Ouvrages 2009. La nécropole énéolithique" de Byblos : nouvelles interprétations dans B.A.R. International Series 1993, Oxford: Archaeopress. Chapitre 2024. The Chalcolithic jar burials from Byblos In : A Legacy Unearthed, Leiden: Sidestone Press : 59-66. 2013. The Chalcolithic Period of the Lebanese-Syrian Coast. In Margreet L. Steiner Anne E. Killebrew (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant (ca. 8000-332 BCE), Oxford University Press. Articles 2018. The Chalcolithic Period on the Lebanese Coast. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Serie A 120 : 5-18. 2014-2015. Ensemble et pratiques funéraires au Liban au IVème millénaire. Archaeology and History in the Lebanon 40-4 : 18-35. 2012. Origines des rites funéraires : l’ « énéolithique » de Byblos. Dans Catalogue de lexposition "Fascination du Liban. Soixante siècles d’histoire de religions, d’art et d’archéologie". Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève : 13-20. 2010. The Necropolis and Dwellings of Byblos during the Chalcolithic Period: New Interpretations, Near Eastern Archaeology vol. 73/2: 74-84. 2007. L’ensemble funéraire de Byblos : Étude de la "nécropole énéolithique". BAAL 9, Beyrouth : 223-247. 2007. La période Chalcolithique au Liban. Tempora. Université Saint-Joseph, Beyrouth : 57-79. 2006. La "nécropole énéolithique" de Byblos : Nouvelles interprétations. Archaeology and History in the Lebanon 23. Londres : 56-67. 2005. La "nécropole énéolithique" de Byblos : Nouvelles interprétations. Orient-Express (notes et nouvelles d'Archéologie Orientale). Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie. Paris : 80. 2000. Nouvelles recherches en Arménie. Orient-Express (notes et nouvelles d'Archéologie Orientale). Institut d'Art et d'Archéologie. Paris : 65-66. 1998. Archéologie de la guerre et de la paix. Cota Zero 14. Barcelone : 105-112. Actes de colloques 2009. Échanges « commerciaux » et « culturels » au IVème millénaire vus au travers du “prisme” funéraire du site de Byblos. Proceedings of the International Symposium « Interconnections in the Eastern Mediterranean, Lebanon in the Bronze and Iron Ages » Beirut 2008. BAAL Hors-Série VI : 57-68. 2008. The jar burials of the Chalcolithic Necropolis of Byblos. In K. Bacvarov (éd.) Babies Reborn: Infant/child burials in pre- and protohistory. Proceedings of WS26 at the XVth UISPP Congress in Lisbon, September 2006. B.A.R. International Series: 79-85.