Henri de Contenson

Henri de Contenson

Henri de Contenson (4 March 1926 – 8 September 2019) was a French archaeologist. He was the Research Director at the CNRS, The Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (National Center for Scientific Research), a research organization funded by France's Ministry of Research. He was born in Paris. He was Assistant Director of archaeological digs in the Middle East from 1951 to 1976.[1]

de Contenson died in Paris on 8 September 2019 at the age of 93.[2]

References

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  1. Kafafi, Zeidan A. (2006). "Henri De Contenson's archaeological fieldwork in the eastern part of the Jordan valley: a re-evaluation". Syria. 83 (83): 69–82. doi:10.4000/syria.170. JSTOR 40649381.
  2. Comte Henri de CONTENSON