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Antiquities official · Archaeologist · Excavator

Léon Albanèse

fl. 1928–1929 · France

French antiquities official and archaeologist, active 1928–1929. Worked for Charles Virolleaud.

Life and work

  1. 1928–1929
    Sent by Charles Virolleaud in 1928 to report on the newly found tomb at Minet el-Beida near Ras Shamra; he surveyed it, identified it as Cypriot in character and published a note on it in Syria (1929).

    Palestine Exploration Quarterly 1932 (1932)

  2. 1928–1929
    Presented a brief survey (relevé) of the 1928 tomb of El-Fidd at Minet el-Beida, which he identified as Cypriot in character, published in Syria 1929.

    Valérie Matoïan, Ougarit, un anniversaire. Bilans et recherches en cours (2021), p. 14

  3. 1929
    Author of a note on Ras Shamra cited in the Syria 1929 article; mentioned only as a bibliographic reference.

    Librairie Paul Geuthner, Syria Revue D’art Oriental Et D’archeologie Tome.10 (1929)

  4. Undated
    Sent by M. Virolleaud to report on the Ras Shamra tomb site, where finds resembled those at Enkomi in Cyprus.

    Palestine exploration fund: patron-the king quarterly statement for 1932 (1932)

  5. Undated
    Attaché of the Beirut antiquities service who collected sherds from the fill of the Cypriot-type tomb at Minet el-Beida and dug the nearby tumulus.

    Syria revue Dʼart oriental et Dʼarcheologie tome.10 (1929)

  6. Undated
    Studied the Cypriot-type tomb at Ras Shamra (Nahr el-Fidd) whose ceramics are linked to Cyprus.

    Librairie Paul Geuthner, Syria Revue Dart Oriental Et Darcheologie Tome.10 (1929)

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Sources

  1. 1.Palestine Exploration Quarterly 1932 (1932).
  2. 2.Palestine exploration fund: patron-the king quarterly statement for 1932 (1932).
  3. 3.Librairie Paul Geuthner, Syria Revue D’art Oriental Et D’archeologie Tome.10 (1929).
  4. 4.Valérie Matoïan, Ougarit, un anniversaire. Bilans et recherches en cours (2021).
  5. 5.Syria revue Dʼart oriental et Dʼarcheologie tome.10 (1929).
  6. 6.Librairie Paul Geuthner, Syria Revue Dart Oriental Et Darcheologie Tome.10 (1929).

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