The GREPAL (Groupe de Recherche Européen
Pour l’Archéologie Au Levant) is an
independent research group (association of
law 1901) created in 1997, whose seat is at
Ville d’Avray (west of Paris, France). It
is made up of professional archaeologists,
trained in Europe in the framework of national
institutions (universities, rescue archaeology).
The GREPAL seeks to export its know how into
the regions of Africa and the Near-East. This
research group is open to professionals, independent
or not, but also to teachers and students
of various scientific backgrounds, and to
a large public made up of advanced amateurs
interested in participating in the different
work of the group.
In this optic, the GREPAL regularly publishes
a scientific review, which contributes to
the development of scientific knowledge in
prehistoric periods from the first tools to
the age of metals. The group is more specifically
interested in the obscure periods of ancient
civilisations and their relationships. The
research field includes the Sahara, the Nile
Valley, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran.
GREPAL researchers make synthetic research
essays, and collect new data through archaeological
field studies. Our results have already been
presented in several symposia. In the long
run, the GREPAL seeks to have its own foreign
missions and excavation sites, in association
with the local institutions. In parallel,
the GREPAL participates in rescuing the world
cultural heritage during emergencies, for
instance when threatened by conflicts or corruption.
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