Francis Hours

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

Francis Hours., Le paléolithique et l'épipaléolithique de la Syrie et du Liban, Dar El-Machreq, 154 pages, 1992.^[4]
Lorraine Copeland, Francis Hours., The Hammer on the rock: studies in the early palaeolithic of Azraq, Jordan, Volume 1, B.A.R., 482 pages, 1989.^[5]
Francis Hours, Olivier Aurenche, Marie-Claire Cauvin, Paul Sanlaville., 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, 501 pages, 1990.^[6]
Francis Hours., Les civilisations du Paléolithique, Presses universitaires de France, 127 pages, 1982.^[7]
Francis Hours., Du néolithique à la bible: mémoire de l'humanité, Associations des Facultés catholiques de Lyon, 110 pages, 1986.^[8]
Francis Hours., Atlas des sites du proche orient: (14000-5700 BP), Maison de l'Orient, 522 pages, 1994.

References

^ Francis Hours Biography - Lebanese Museum of Prehistory, Saint Joseph University Website
^ Francis Hours (1989). Hommage à Francis Hours. Maison de l'Orient. http://books.google.com/books?id=gIwSAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
^ Francis Hours (1994). Atlas des sites du proche orient (14000-5700 BP). Maison de l'Orient méditerranéen. ISBN 9782903264536. http://books.google.com/books?id=KlZtAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
^ Francis Hours (1992). Le paléolithique et l'épipaléolithique de la Syrie et du Liban. Dar El-Machreq. ISBN 9782721450012. http://books.google.com/books?id=G56BAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
^ Lorraine Copeland; Francis Hours (1989). The Hammer on the rock: studies in the early palaeolithic of Azraq, Jordan. B.A.R.. http://books.google.com/books?id=mmQSAQAAIAAJ. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
^ 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 9782222044420. http://books.google.com/books?id=4_KQQgAACAAJ. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
^ Francis Hours (1982). Les civilisations du Paléolithique. Presses universitaires de France. http://books.google.com/books?id=aGd9AAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
^ Francis Hours (1986). Du néolithique à la bible: mémoire de l'humanité. Associations des Facultés catholiques de Lyon. ISBN 9782903583149. http://books.google.com/books?id=DWvjAAAACAAJ. Retrieved 5 April 2011.

External links

Atlas des sites Prochaine-Orient 14000 et 5700 BP - MOM's online application - Atlas of Near East Archaeological Sites 14000 to 5700 BP

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Persondata
Name	Hours, Francis
Alternative names
Short description	Archaeologist
Date of birth	1921
Place of birth
Date of death	1987
Place of death