[First posted in AWOL 26 August 2009. Updated 17 October 2025]
Syria. Archaeology, Art and History
eISSN: 2076-8435
Since 1920, the magazine Syria. Archaeology, art and history is published by the French Institute of the Middle East (Ifpo) with the assistance of the CNRS. The journal is devoted to the ancient history and archeology of the Near East, including Cyprus. From prehistory to viie century and from the Mediterranean to the Iranian plateau, Syria deals with archaeology, epigraphy, philology, history and art history.
I. Articles
II. Dossier : Archaeology and ‘Science Diplomacy’: From Colonial Empires to the Diplomacy of Influence (1842-2024)
Pascal Butterlin and Jean-Jacques Herr
The research of the French consuls in Khorsabad in perspective: scientific diplomacy before scientific diplomacy at the time of the French velvet empire?
Highlighting the Research of the French Consuls in Khorsabad: Scientific Diplomacy Before Scientific Diplomacy in the Time of the French Velvet Empire?
Nicholas Marchetti
The archaeological exploration of the British Museum at Carchemish (1876-1914) in the context of British foreign policy
The British Museum’s archaeological excavation at Carchemish (1876-1914) in the context of British foreign policy
Pascal Butterlin
Discussion and the Casa of Abu Kemal: André Parrot and Georges Dosin in the land of the Suspicion, 1937-1
The Monuments of Mary and the District of Albu Kamal, André Barrot and Georges Dusan in the country of the Chakanaku, 1937-1939
Alexander Pruss and Tobias Helms
The 1963 workers’ strike on the German excavations at Tell Chuera: an example of the persistence of colonial practices in Near Eastern archaeology?
The 1963 workers’ strike during German excavations at Tell Shuweira: an example of the continuation of colonial practices in Near Eastern archaeology?
Laila Nehmé
Archaeology and diplomacy of influence: the case of Madāʾin Ṣāliḥ, ancient Hegra, in Saudi Arabia
Archeology and diplomacy of influence, the case of Mada’in Saleh, i.e. in the past, Al-Hijr, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Pascal Butterlin
Mari, the syrian fiasco, and blooded antiquities
Mary, the Syrian fiasco and artifacts of blood
Mathilde Mura and Jean-Jacques Herr
Contemporary military damage in Khorsabad: a case study in the archeology of conflicts in the disputed territories north of Mosul (Iraq)
Contemporary military damage in Khorsabad: a case study from an archaeological perspective of conflicts in the disputed areas of northern Mosul (Iraq)
III. Chronic
IV. Recensions
Reviews of works received or requested by the editorial staff of Syria are published on the journal’s website, online section “Recensions”:
DOI : 10.4000/syria.11o9k
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