Doctor in Archaeological Sciences

I am an archaeologist and geographer, primarily interested in archaeological sciences under theoretical and methodological aspects. My curents researches are on the applications of geosciences to answer archaeological questions with a focus on multi-scalar approaches. I am using either statistical and modern machine learning approaches or more traditional geoarchaeological proxies (e.g. micromorphology, pedology, stratigraphy) to depict past environement humans interactions. My research areas are located mainly in Southwestern Asia (Iraq, Southern Caucasus, Saudi-Arabia).

Positions

2026 - Now

CNRS UMR-8215 Trajectoires

Research Assistant

Research assistant on the ARABIANCAIRNS project (Dir. O. Munoz). Structuration and filling of a cairns/tombs database over the all Arabian Peninsula

G.I.S Spatial analysis Funerary landscape Database

2025 - 2026

Sorbonne University

Lecturer

Full-time lecturer for the Geography department.

Physical geography teaching Bachelor level teachning

2021 - 2025

CRC 1070 "ResourceCultures"

PhD. Contract

Use of geosciences modern approaches (FTIR, machine learning, digital soil mapping) to understand soil-human relations in northern Iraq. Different soil surveys and excavations have been conducted on the field, followed by diverse machine learning and statistical approaches to understand this relation.

Academic articles International collaborations Soil survey Machine learning Geoarchaeology Soutwestern Asia archaeology FTIR Digital soil mapping

2021

Monachus

Excavation leader

Direction of a team of 8 - 10 archaeologists and specialists on Medieval and Modern excavation site (Yvelines, France). An experience in the organisation of the excavation (technical, public relations and administrative overview).

Team leading Scientific project Public relations Budget management

Projects

Actual projects

Former projects

Excavations and field work

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Description

Formation

2021 - 2026

University of Tübingen

PhD. Candidate, Natural Science Faculty, Geography department

Under the supervision of Prof. T. Scholten and Prof. P. Pfälzner on the: New insights of geosciences methodological approaches in archaeology. Machine learning and digital soil mapping contribution to the understanding of archaeological settlements patterns from the Bronze to Iron age in the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Grade magna cum laude.

2019 - 2021

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Master degree in Ecology Biodiversity and Evolution with focus on Quaternary, Prehistory and Bioarchaeology

Under the supervision of C. Cammas, E. Baudouin and S. Puaud on: The micromorphology contribution to the study of construction techniques and their diffusion during Neolithic, the case of Mentesh Tepe (Middle Kura valley, Azerbaijan).