Olivier Henry (ed.) 4th Century Karia. Defining a Karian identity under the Hekatomnids, Varia Anatolica XXVIII, Istanbul, Paris, IFEA - De Boccard 2013 ISBN 978-2-36245-008-2
The origins, identity and political behaviors of the Karians remain the subject of intense discussion among specialists. The political organization of Western Asia Minor during the 4th century BC offers an opportunity to explore such questions; it was during this period that local dynasts, the Hekatomnids, reached a position of authority in the region that allowed them to fully express their political ambitions and to promote their own material culture.
Analyses of various aspects of this material culture have led scholars to describe the Hekatomnids in very different ways. They have been portrayed both as Persian dynasts and Proto-Hellenistic Kings, although they were neither Greek nor Persian. This ambiguity is the result of attempts to approach the cultural identity of 4th century Karia in the light of the cultural power of its neighbors, rather than as the result of an intricate process of cultural interaction that included both local traditions and foreign borrowings.
Hekatomnid Karia is representative of the complex phenomenon of hybrid cultures that would later flourish in the Hellenistic World. Gathering specialists on Karian research, each offering a different approach, this book aims to cover a wide number of sources, from archaeological to geographical and historical. The collection of essays provides an interdisciplinary perspective, intended to revitalize discussions of the cultural dynamics relevant to 4th century Karia.
Catherine Marro (dir.), After the Ubaid. Interpreting changes from the Caucasus to Mesopotamia at the dawn of urban civilization (4500-3500BC). Papers from The Post-Ubaid Horizon in the Fertile Crescent and Beyond, International Workshop held at Fosseuse, 29th June-1st July 2009, Istanbul, Paris, IFEA - De Boccard 2012 ISBN 9-782362-450075
The time period between the end of the Ubaid and the beginning of the Uruk expansion is one of the least known, yet most important eras in the ancient history of the Middle East. This era, which is often referred to as the "Post-Ubaid" period, is marked by major structural changes such as the rise of social hierarchies, technological innovations and economic reorganisation, which eventually led to the emergence of proto-states and cities. The recent finding of "Post-Ubaid-related" sites in regions deemed to be located far beyond the Ubaid purview, such as Cilicia, Cappadocia or the south Caucasus, has added another dimension to this picture: these sites suggest that the organic relationships more or less implicitly established between the "Post-Ubaid horizon" and the Ubaid world may in fact be much weaker than once thought. Through a systematic review of contemporary artefacts retrieved from recent and less recent excavations in the south Caucasus, eastern Anatolia and the Fertile Crescent, this book is an attempt to assess the available data from a broader, that is not Mesopotamian-specific, perspective.
Olivier Henry (éd.), Archéologies et espaces parcourus. Premières Rencontres d'Archéologie de l'IFEA Istanbul, 11-13 Novembre 2010, Istanbul, Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes, 2012, 173p, ISBN 978-2-36245-006-8
Sous la responsabilité scientifique d’Olivier Henry les Rencontres d’archéologie de l’IFEA 2010 se sont déroulées du 11 au 13 novembre 2010. Cette première édition qui avait pour thème 'Archéologies et Espaces Parcourus'ont près de 35 interventions scientifiques données par 50 participants de 9 nationalités différentes. Les sujets abordés ont couvert l'ensemble des périodes depuis la préhistoire jusqu'à la période médiévale et ont présenté un large éventail des domaines de l'archéologie en Turquie (recherche de terrain, recherche en musée, histoire, histoire de l'art, géographie historique, numismatique, épigraphie, architecture, etc.).
Ce volume rassemblant les actes de ces premières Rencontres inaugure les collections électroniques de l'IFEA.
Nicolas Elias, Lavta, étude pour un luth d'Istanbul, Istanbul, Isis/IFEA 2012, 125 p., ISBN 978-975-428-464-5
Edhem Eldem, Ersu Pekin, Aksel Tibet (Eds.), Bir Allame-i Cihan : Stefanos Yerasimos (1942-2005), [İnsan ve Toplum Dizisi] 2 vol. 848p., 978-605-105-093-5 (vol. 1) / 978-605-105-095-9 (vol. 2) / 978-605-105-088-1 (coffret), Istanbul, IFEA - Kitapyayınevi, 2012
Catherine Abadie-Reynal et Rıfat Ergeç (eds.), Zeugma I - Fouilles de l'habitat (1) : La mosaïque de Pasiphae, Varia Anatolica XXVI, Istanbul, Paris, IFEA - De Boccard, 2012 342p., 1 plan hors texte ISBN 978-2-36245-004-4
Deniz Beyazıt (ed.) At the crossroads of empires: 14th-15th century Eastern Anatolia, Varia Anatolica XXV, Istanbul, Paris, IFEA - De Boccard, 2012 238p. ISBN 978-2-36245-002-0
Annie Pralong (ed.), Bizans. Yapılar, Meydanlar,Yaşamlar , çev. Buket Kitapçı Bayrı, IFEA/KitapYAYINEVİ, Istanbul, 2011.
2004-2007 yılları arasında IFEA tarafından, Fransız Kültür Merkezi ve Turist Rehberleri Birliği işbirliğiyle düzenlenen Bizans Uygarlığı'na Çapraz Bakışlar konferanslarından bir seçki, bu dönemde IFEA'da çalışan ve konferansların bilimsel sorumluluğunu üstlenen Annie Pralong'un (CNRS) editörlüğünde yayınlanmıştır.
Bizans sanat ve medeniyetine uzmanlarının getirdiği çapraz bakışlar beş ana gruba ayrılıyor:
Nora Şeni, Naissance du "devoir d'ingérence" : les carnets du voyage d'Adolphe Crémieux en Egypte 1840, Istanbul, IFEA/ISIS, 2011
Bérengère Perello L'architecture domestique de l'Anatolie au IIIe millénaire av. J.-C., Varia Anatolica XXIV, Istanbul, Paris, IFEA - De Boccard, 2011 484p. ISBN 978-2-36245-001-3