Scholar · Archaeologist
J.-C. Bessac
fl. 2011–2020 · France
French scholar and archaeologist, active 2011–2020. Worked at Nea Paphos (Fabrika hill). Worked with Claire Balandier.
Life and work
- 2015Balandier acknowledges Bessac's work on the quarries and construction techniques of the rock-cut structures at Paphos for the French mission; his inventory counts fourteen rock-cut cavities on Fabrika, none natural: six ancient quarries and seven apparently cultic.
Nea PaphosBalandier 2015, pp. 163
- 2020Młynarczyk credits him with the inventory of the underground chambers on Fabrika.
Nea PaphosMłynarczyk 2020, pp. 60
Excavations
1 project- 1997–todayNea Paphos: the French mission (Avignon) on Fabrika hill and the western rampartDirected by Claire Balandier and Jolanta MłynarczykTeam · Excavation
Connections
1 personColleagues & contacts
- Worked with Claire BalandierClaire Balandier conducted field observations with J.-Cl. Bessac at Paphos. Balandier 2017, p. 3262011–2015
Recording and study
3 records- Catalogued1
J.-C. Bessac inventoried and classified the underground chambers, confirming their number as 14.
underground chambers at FabrikaFabrika hill, Nea PaphosMłynarczyk 2020, p. 60
- Studied1
J.-C. Bessac studied the quarries and other rock-cut constructions at Paphos.
- Drew1
J.-C. Bessac prepared the base plan of the summit of Fabrika Hill.
Sources
- 1.C. Balandier (2015). “Les aménagements cultuels sur et sous la colline de Fabrika. Soubassement de temple et autres sanctuaires rupestres ptolémaïques et romains de Nea Paphos”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 45, 161-180.
- 2.J. Młynarczyk (2020). “New research in the sacred zone of the Fabrika hill in Nea Paphos, Cyprus”. Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization 24, 59-81. Online
- 3.Claire Balandier (2017). “Un autre dispositif portuaire à Paphos ?”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes.