ARGYRIS FASSOULAS

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ARGYRIS FASSOULAS Larissis 54, 11524, Athens (Greece) (0033)6972266525 saluosaf@hotmail.com Personal page http://www.arscan.fr/grec-protohistoire-egeenne/equipes/argyris-fassoulas/ ORCID: 0000-0002-3638-3459 Detailed CV https://cv.hal.science/argyris-fassoulas

Civil status Place and date of birth: December 6th 1985, Larissa (Greece)
Nationality: Greek 2018: Military service (mandatory, 9 months)

Current position (August 2024): Independent researcher

Professional profile: As a specialist in the archaeology of the prehistoric Aegean world, my research delves into the convergence of cultural technology and prehistoric archaeology, engaging in active discourse with the anthropology of techniques and ethnoarchaeology. My primary focus lies in understanding the intricate processes underlying the production of miniaturized clay representations, particularly within the context of Neolithic figurine-making in the Aegean world. Central to my inquiries are investigations into the organization of production and the multifaceted roles that figurines played within Neolithic societies. Both my doctoral and post-doctoral research have predominantly centered on miniature clay figurines originating from Thessaly in central Greece. These studies have placed a significant emphasis on unraveling the dynamic interplay between the artisan and the figurine, exploring the technical decisions made in their creation and their socio-cultural implications. Moreover, I have sought to elucidate how cultural and social values were conveyed and perpetuated through these technical practices, shedding light on the mechanisms through which knowledge and traditions were transmitted across generations.

Areas of interest Geographic areas: Aegean basin, Thessaly, Greece, Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean Thematic areas: Figurine-making techniques, Neolithic, Anthropology and history of techniques, Ethnoarchaeology, Experimentation Other skills Languages: Greek (mother language), French (fluent), English (fluent), ancient Greek (advanced) Software: Photoshop, Illustrator, Windows Office, LibreOffice, OpenOffice Other: ‘Open Water Diver (PADI)’ qualification obtained in 2014, ‘Enriched air diver (PADI)’ qualification obtained in 2018, ‘Tec 40 (PADI)’ qualification obtained in 2018.

Education and university qualification 2020 Qualified as Maître de conférences (MCF) by the Conseil national des universités, section 20 (Biological anthropology, ethnology, prehistory) 2010-2017 PhD in Prehistory and Protohistory (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France) under the supervision of Haris Procopiou, Equipe de Protohistoire égéenne (ArScAn, UMR 7041). Thesis defended on 18th December 2017 . Thesis title : De la fabrication à la fonction des figurines néolithiques de la Thessalie Jury: Coquet Michèle (Director of Research, CNRS) Demoule Jean-Paul (Professor, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Guilaine Jean (Honorary Professor at the Collège de France) Kotsakis Kostas (Professor Emeritus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Procopiou Haris (Professor, University de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) Stordeur Danielle (Director of Research Emeritus, CNRS) Treuil René (Professor Emeritus, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) 2009-2010 MA (Master 2 Research) in Prehistory and Protohistory (University Paris 1, Panthéon-Sorbonne, France) under the supervision of Gilles Touchais Thesis title : De la fabrication à la fonction des figurines néolithiques de la Thessalie, First class honours (mention “très bien’’, 17/20) 2008-2009 MA (Master 1) in Quaternary and Prehistory: Paleoenvironment, Human Evolution, History of Societies (Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, France) First class honours (“mention bien’’, 14,88/20) 2003-2008 BA in Archaeology and History of Art, (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) Mention : 7,9/10

Recherche postdoctorale 02/2020- 02/2022 Postdoctoral researcher at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Archaeology (Greece) Research project: A technological approach to figurine-making activities in eastern Thessaly during the Late and Final Neolithic. Supervisor: Kostas Kotsakis Funding: National Research Foundation of Greece 01/2019-31/2019 Postdoctoral researcher at the University Lumière Lyon 2, ArchéOrient (France) Research project: Bodies of clay: Figurine-making in the Aegean world at the beginning of the Neolithic. Supervisor: Christophe Benech Funding: Fondation des Treilles

Prizes, Fellowships and Grants 02/2020-02/2022 Two-year postdoctoral fellowship awarded by the National Research Centre of Greece (IKY). Funding for the post-doctoral project “A technological approach to figurine-making activities in eastern Thessaly during the Late and Final Neolithic”, supervised by Kostas Kotsakis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). 11/2019 Best Poster Award For the poster “The manufacture of clay figurines in Early Neolithic Greece” The Scientific Committee of the 1st Conference of Early Neolithic in Europe (ENE 2019), 6-8 November, Barcelona 2019 Young Resercher Prize 2019 (Prix Jeune Chercheur 2019), Fondation des Treilles Funding for the post-doctoral project “Bodies of clay: Figurine-making in the Aegean world at the beginning of the Neolithic” supervised by Christophe Benech (University Lumière Lyon 2, UMR 5133, ArchéOrient) 2018 Best PhD Thesis Prize (Prix de thèse), University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne For the dissertation “De la fabrication à la fonction des figurines néolithiques de la Thessalie” 09/2010-09/2013 Three-year doctoral fellowship awarded by the University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne 09/2013 One-month study grant awarded by the French School at Athens, Greece Technological study of clay figurines from the prehistoric sites of Prodromos and Palioskala (Thessaly, Greece). 09/2011 One-month study grant awarded by the French School at Athens, Greece Technological study of clay figurines from the prehistoric sites of Sesklo and Dimini (Thessaly, Greece).

Teachning experience 2023 Temporary lecturer, University of Aegean, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Mediterranean Studies, Courses: 1. “Archaeological theory and excavation methods”, BA Archaeology, 3h×13; 2. “Archaeology and social identities”, BA Archaeology, 3h×13 2020-2022 Teaching fellow in Prehistoric Archaeology, State School of Tourist Guides (Thessaloniki, Greek Ministry of Tourism), Course: “Prehistoric Archaeology”, 1h30x27 2014-2016 Temporary Teaching Researcher assistant (ATER), University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne , Courses: 1. Art and Archaeology of the Aegean world (first semester),1h30x13; 2. Emergence of Palaces in the Aegean world: Minoan Crete (first semester), 1h30x13; 3. The Early Bronze Age Aegean world (second semester), 1h30x13

Collaboration in Research projects and Fieldwork 2019-today and 2013-2010 Excavation at Dikili Tash (Greece), Trench supervisor Directors: Pascal Darcque, Haïdo Koukouli-Chryssanthaki, Dimitra Malamidou, Zoi Tsirtsoni Institution: French School at Athens, Archaeological Society at Athens 2019-today Study of archaeological material from Dikili Tash (2019-2024 cycle), Responsible of studying the Neolithic figurines. Director: Pascal Darcque, Haïdo Koukouli-Chryssanthaki, Dimitra Malamidou, Zoi Tsirtsoni Institution: French School at Athens, Archaeological Society at Athens 2023-today Excavation at Koutroulou Magoula (Greece), Trench supervisor Directors: Yannis Hamilakis, Vasilis Tsamis and Nina Kyparissi-Apostolika Institution: Collaboration between Brown University (USA), University College London (England), Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology and Speleology (Greece) 2019 Experimental session, Director as part of the post-doctoral project “Bodies of clay: Figurine-making in the Aegean world at the beginning of the Neolithic” (Antenne de Jalès, UMR 5133, ArchéOrient). Objective: Enrichment of the experimental repository of modelling traces and test firing methods. 2018 Underwater excavation at Modi (Greece), Member of the excavation team Director: Christos Agouridis Institution: Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology 2017 Experimental session, Director as part of my PhD research, with the collaboration of professional potter Ioannis Stagkidis (Paliambela Pierias, Greece) Objective: Development of an appropriate experimental protocol for firing clay figurines. 2016 Experimental construction and use of a ceramic firing structure, Member of the team building the firing structure as part of research project P27159 "Platia Magula Zarkou in Thessalien/Griechenland: Kulturwandel im 6. Jahrtausend v. Chr." of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and OREA (Institute for Oriental and European Archaeology) under the scientific responsibility of Eva Alram-Stern. Director: Loe Jacobs (Universiteit Leiden) and Areti Pentedeka (ÖAW, OREA) 2014 Excavation at Serteya (Russia), Member of the excavation team Director: Andrey Mazurkevich Institute: The State Hermitage Museum 2013-2016 Ethnographic mission at the Moroccan Anti-Atlas (Maroc), Director as part of my PhD research Objective: Study on the ludic culture of amazigh children: manufacture and use of clay dolls and toys. 2011 Excavation at Cape Espenberg (Alaska, US), Member of the excavation team Directors: John Hoffecker, Owen K. Mason Institution: INSTAAR (Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research), University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of California Davis 2010-2012 Participation to the French National Research Agency Project « ToucherCréer », Responsible of the archaeological and experimental study of the surface conditions of Neolithic figurines. Director: Haris Procopiou Institution : University Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne 2009 Participation to the survey project of the Valée des Merveilles (Alpes Maritimes, France), Member of the survey team Director: Henry de Lumley Institution: National Museum of Natural History, France 2009 Study of the art objects and ornaments from Vésigné collection Direction: Patrick Paillet Institution: Institute of Human Paleontology, France 2007 Excavation at Mitrou (Greece), Member of the archaeobotanical team Director: Tania Valamoti Institution: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University of Tennessee

Science popularization 2020-2021 Participation in the curation of the temporary exhibition "Figurine. A world in miniature. Thessaly and Macedonia", Antiquities Ephorate of Larissa, the Diachronic Museum of Larissa and the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki. 2019 Presentation at the "Karaïskakeia" International Cultural Festival (Municipality of Karditsa, Greece) Title of presentation: “Neolithic figurines from the Karditsa region” (in Greek) 2017 Presentation at the Festival of Peneus (Municipality of Larissa, Greece) Title of presentation: “How to make a figurine in prehistory” (in Greek) 2016 Clay doll-making workshop. In collaboration with Boubaker Daoumani (Municipality of Tiznit, Morocco) 2014 Invited by the Association of Friends of Peneus and River Culture (Larissa, Greece) Title of presentation: “Neolithic figurines on the banks of the Peneus” (in Greek) 2013 Educational workshops on the sense of touch: biological functioning, perception, role of touch during craft creation as part of the ANR project "ToucherCréer", Fête de la Science (October 2013), National Archaeological Museum (France)

Publications Books De la fabrication à la fonction des figurines néolithiques. Approche technologique des représentations miniaturisées du Néolithique (7e – 4e millénaire avant J.-C.) dans la plaine de la Thessalie (Grèce), PhD thesis publication, accepted for publication by Editions de la Sorbonne on January 26th 2023. Edited book Rossie J.-P., Jariaa K., Daoumani B. & Fassoulas A. (eds.) 2021, Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures. Make-believe play among Amazigh children of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, Volume 1 and 2, Centro de Estudos Filosόficos e Humanísticos, Catholic University of Portugal, Faculty of Philosophy, Braga, 740 p.. Articles in an international peer-reviewed journal

  1. Fassoulas A. in preparation, “A technological approach to idoloplastic activities in Eastern Thessaly during the Late and Final Neolithic”, to be submitted to the Journal of Mediterranean Archaeology.
  2. Fassoulas A. 2023, Une production idoloplastique enfantine au Néolithique ? Des jouets de l'Anti-Atlas marocain aux figurines de la Thessalie, Les Nouvelles de l’archéologie, Pour une archéologie de l’enfance, 173 : 51-56.
  3. Fassoulas A., Rossie J. P. & Procopiou H. 2020, Children, Play, and Learning Tasks: From North African Clay Toys to Neolithic Figurines, Ethnoarchaeology 12 (1): 36-62, DOI: 10.1080/19442890.2020.1734281 Book chapters
  4. Fassoulas A. under review, “Giving meaning to the technique: the socio-cultural dimension in the making of Neolithic figurines” IN Nanoglou S. & Mavridis F., Figurine-making in the Neolithic Aegean (invited contribution).
  5. Fassoulas A. 2021, “The manufacture of clay toys in the Anti-Atlas region” IN Rossie J.-P., Jariaa K., Daoumani B. & Fassoulas A. (eds.), Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures. Make-believe play among Amazigh children of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, Volume 1 and 2, Centro de Estudos Filosόficos e Humanísticos, Catholic University of Portugal, Faculty of Philosophy, Braga, pp.534-636. Papers with conference proceedings
  6. Fassoulas A. under review, “Figurine-making and Children in Neolithic Aegean” IN Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past, SSCIP Monograph Series, Archaeopress.
  7. Fassoulas A. forthcoming, "Figurines from Neolithic Thessaly: The Importance of a Technological Study" IN International scientific symposium: Figurines in northern Greece from Prehistory until the Roman times, 11-13 October 2018, Thessaloniki (Greece), [accepted for publication February 15th 2023].
  8. Fassoulas A. 2024, “Le jouet sous construction. Considérations socioculturelles de la fabrication des jouets en argile dans l’Anti-Atlas marocain” IN Proceedings of 43rd Nice Côte d’Azur International Meeting of Archaeology and History 2023: Technical Actors, Social Actors: from material remains to the Social Organisation of Labour. From Prehistory to Present, 11-13 October 2023, Nice, p. 207-216.
  9. Fassoulas A. 2023, “Corps en argile : La production idoloplastique de la Thessalie au début du Néolithique” IN Actes du 29e Congrès préhistorique de France. Hiatus, lacunes et absences : identifier et interpréter les vides archéologiques, 31 May-4 June 2021, Toulouse, p. 25-44.
  10. Fassoulas A. 2022, "La production idoloplastique de la Thessalie. Fabrication, organisation et function" (in greek) IN 6th Archaeological meeting of Thessaly and Central Greece 2015-2017. From Prehistory to the later periods, 1-4 Mars 2018, Volos, p. 153-162.

Conferences and lectures 2023 "La fabrication des jouets comme phénomène technique. L’exemple des représentations miniaturisées en argile dans l’Anti-Atlas marocain", 43rd Nice Côte d’Azur International Meeting of Archaeology and History 2023: Technical Actors, Social Actors: from material remains to the Social Organisation of Labour. From Prehistory to Present, 11-13 October 2023, Nice, France. 2023 "Making the grindstone, grinding the grain: apprenticeship, play and toys in North Africa", Anthropological insights into Ground Stone technologies, 4th Meeting of the Association for Ground Stone Tools Research, 26‐28 April 2023, INHA Paris. In collaboration with H. Procopiou, H. Guetari, J.-P. Rossie. 2022 "Figurines manufacture and learning through play during the Neolithic. An ethnoarchaeological approach", 14th Society for the Study of Childhood in the Past Annual Conference, Valuing Children: Past and Present, 8-10 November 2022, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. 2021 "L'organisation de la production des figurines néolithiques de la Thessalie", CPF2021 : 29e Congrès Préhistorique de France. Hiatus, lacunes et absences : identifier et interpréter les vides archéologiques, 31 mai–4 juin 2021, Toulouse, France. 2019 "The Manufacture of Clay Figurines in Early Neolithic Thessaly. The Case of Prodromos" (poster). 1st Conference on the EARLY NEOLITHIC of EUROPE, 6-8 novembre 2019, Barcelone, Espagne. 2018 "Figurines from Neolithic Thessaly: The Importance of a Technological Study". International scientific symposium Figurines in northern Greece from Prehistory until the Roman times 11-13 October 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece. 2018 "De la fabrication à la fonction des figurines néolithiques de la Thessalie", 6th Archaeological meeting of Thessaly and Central Greece 2015-2017, From Prehistory to the later periods, 1-4 Mars 2018, Volos, Greece. 2014 "Le rôle du jeu pendant l'enfance sur l'apprentissage de tâches", XVIIe Congrès Mondial de l’UISPΡ, 1-7 Septembre 2014, Burgos, Spain.

Internal seminars 2021 "Questions of ideology in the Bronze Age Aegean world". Lecture at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of History and Archaeology. Lecturer: Maria Choleva (Visiting Assistant Professor) Title of presentation: “The idoloplastic phenomenon in prehistoric Aegean: imagination, ideology and symbolism”. 2021 "Préhistoire d'Orient et d'Occident" Lecture at the MA seminar "Archéologie – Sciences pour l’Archéologie" – Préhistoire d'Orient et d'Occident. Université Lumière-Lyon 2 / CNRS - UMR 5138 "ArAr" - UMR 5133 "Archéorient" Coordinators: Éric Thirault (Lyon 2, ArAr), Sophie A. de Beaune (Lyon 3, ArScAn), Frédéric Abbès (CNRS, Archéorient). 2021/2022 theme: The earth Title of presentation: “Technology of Neolithic figurines in the Aegean and North Africa” 2016 "Monde égéen : techniques, cultures, milieux" Joint M1/M2/Doctorate seminar at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Coordinator: Haris Procopiou (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Title of presentation: "Entre l'Europe et l'Orient. L’émergence de la production idoloplastique dans l’Égée néolithique" 2014 "Monde égéen : techniques, cultures, milieux" Joint M1/M2/Doctorate seminar at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Coordinator: Haris Procopiou (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Title of presentation: "Figurines sous construction. La fabrication des représentations miniaturisée dans le monde égéen".

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Le jouet sous construction.

Argyris Fassoulas
43e Rencontres Internationales d’Archéologie et d’Histoire de Nice Côte d’Azur 2023. Acteurs techniques, acteurs sociaux : des vestiges matériels à l’organisation sociale du travail, de la Préhistoire à nos jours, Oct 2023, Nice, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-04747214 v1

Le jouet sous construction

Argyris Fassoulas
43e Rencontres Internationales d’Archéologie et d’Histoire de Nice Côte d’Azur 2023. Acteurs techniques, acteurs sociaux : des vestiges matériels à l’organisation sociale du travail, de la Préhistoire à nos jours, Oct 2023, Nice, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-04678825 v1
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The Manufacture of Clay Figurines in Early Neolithic Thessaly. The Case of Prodromos

Argyris Fassoulas
1st Conference on the EARLY NEOLITHIC of EUROPE, Nov 2019, Barcelona, Spain
Poster de conférence hal-04679301 v1
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Η ειδωλοπλαστική της Νεολιθικής Θεσσαλίας: κατασκευή, οργάνωση και λειτουργία

Argyris Fassoulas
6th Archaeological meeting of Thessaly and Central Greece 2015-2017. From Prehistory to the later periods, 1-4 Mars 2018, I, pp.153-162, 2022, 978-960-386-470-7
Proceedings/Recueil des communications hal-04677793 v1
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The manufacture of clay toys in the Anti-Atlas region

Argyris Fassoulas
Saharan and North African Toy and Play Cultures. Make-believe play among Amazigh children of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas, 2021
Chapitre d'ouvrage hal-04678242 v1
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De la fabrication à la fonction des figurines néolithiques de la Thessalie

Argyris Fassoulas
Archéologie et Préhistoire. Université de Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, 2017. Français. ⟨NNT : 2017PA01H073⟩
Thèse tel-03873173 v1