Florence Gaignerot-Driessen
Temporary lecturer and researcher (ATER) in Greek History, Department of History, University of Lille
Post-Minoan Crete
Email : driessen.florence@gmail.com See my CV on HAL-SHS
Research and Teaching Positions
2020-2021: Temporary lecturer and researcher (ATER) in Greek history, Department of History, University of Lille.
2019: Visiting scholar, Department of Humaninities, Ca’ Foscari University, Venice.
2018-2020: Lecturer in archaeology (part-time), Department of Languages, Cultures, History, and Education, Institut catholique de Paris.
2016-2018: Humboldt Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Classical Archaeology, University of Heidelberg.
2014: Guest Lecturer in archaeology, Department of Archaeology, UClouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve.
2013-2015: Temporary lecturer and researcher (ATER) in ancient history, Department of History, University of Picardie - Jules Verne, Amiens.
2007-2013: External expert in Latin and French Literature for the European Baccalaureate, European Commission, Brussels.
2002-2008: Certified teacher in Classical Philology (ancient Greek, Latin, and French literature), Lycée français de Bruxelles, Brussels.
Education
2013 : PhD thesis in Greek Archaeology, Paris-Sorbonne University (France). Title of the PhD dissertation: From Postpalatial Occupation to the Greek City-State : A Case Study of the Mirabello Region (Crete). (in French) (supervisor: Dr. Prof. Alexandre Farnoux).
2002 : MA, Greek history, Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris, France).
1997 : MA, Classics and Ancient Studies, Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris, France).
1996 : BA, Classics, Paris-Sorbonne University (Paris, France).
Research topics
Poleis formation in the Aegean (Late Bronze Age - Archaic)
Settlement patterns, site typologies, and social groups in the Aegean (Late Bronze Age - Archaic)
Aegean sanctuaries (Late Bronze Age - Classical)
Aegean and Greek votive terracottas (Late Bronze Age - Classical)
History and archaeology of Crete (Late Bronze Age - Hellenistic)
Homeric studies
Current and recent field projects
2015-present: Anavlochos Project, Director and coroplastic specialist. French School at Athens.
2019: Cyprus Pyla-Kokkinokremos Excavations Project, 2019, Area supervisor. Belgian School at Athens. Area supervisor (dir. J. Bretschneider, Ghent University).
2009-2013: Dreros Excavations, Area supervisor and architecture specialist. Greek Archaeological Service/French School at Athens. (dir. V. Zographaki and A. Farnoux).
2007-2011: The Sissi Archaeological Project, Area supervisor. Belgian School at Athens. (dir. J. Driessen, UCLouvain).
Before: Malia, Itanos, Eleutherna, Palaikastro & Azoria.
Scientific Programs
2015-present : Anavlochos Project, French School at Athens (EFA). Director.
2013-2018: Action Research Council program (ARC) A World in Crisis? Archaeological and Epigraphical Perspectives on the Late Bronze Age (13th c. B.C.) Mediterranean Systems’ Collapse: a Case Study Approach, UCLouvain. Project Member.
2010-2014: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) DIKIDA: De la chaîne du DIKtè au massif de l’IDA : géosciences, archéologie et histoire en Crète de l’Âge du Bronze récent à l’époque archaïque, UMR 7044, UMR 7330. Project Member.