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Reverend Father Francis Hours, born 1921 in France and died 1987, was a French Jesuit archaeologist known for his work on prehistory in the Levant.[1]

He gave the Lebanese a real scientific framework for prehistoric research and worked excavating various sites including J'ita II. He was also an author of many publications, some in collaboration with international archaeologists such as Jacques Cauvin and Lorraine Copeland.[2] One of his most notable works was the Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP) (Atlas of Near East sites) which he started in 1974. This work has been completed and added to by various scholars including Oliver Aurenche and is now an online application of the Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée.[3]

Selected bibliography

References

  1. ^ Francis Hours Biography - Lebanese Museum of Prehistory, Saint Joseph University Website
  2. ^ Francis Hours (1989). Hommage à Francis Hours. Maison de l'Orient. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  3. ^ Francis Hours (1994). Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. ISBN 978-2-903264-53-6. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  4. ^ Francis Hours (1992). Le paléolithique et l'épipaléolithique de la Syrie et du Liban. Dar El-Machreq. ISBN 978-2-7214-5001-2. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  5. ^ Lorraine Copeland; Francis Hours (1989). The Hammer on the rock: studies in the early palaeolithic of Azraq, Jordan. B.A.R. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  6. ^ Francis Hours; Olivier Aurenche; Marie-Claire Cauvin; Paul Sanlaville (1990). Préhistoire du levant: processus des changements culturels : hommage à Francis Hours : colloque international CNRS (30 mai-4 juin 1988) Maison de l'Orient Méditerranéen (Lyon). Éditions du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. ISBN 978-2-222-04442-0. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  7. ^ Francis Hours (1982). Les civilisations du Paléolithique. Presses universitaires de France. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
  8. ^ Francis Hours (1986). Du néolithique à la bible: mémoire de l'humanité. Associations des Facultés catholiques de Lyon. ISBN 978-2-903583-14-9. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

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