French Institute for Eastern Archaeology

IFAO

The French Institute for Eastern Archaeology in Cairo is a public institution under the authority of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research. The role of the institute is to facilitate research and the archaeological investigation of the sequential cultures in Egypt. Members of the institute can be divided into two distinct categories: egyptology and papyrology, and Coptic and Arabo-Islamic studies. The Institute welcomes scholars, as well as scholarship holders and scholars on temporary missions.

EFEO News
New publication
Kyoto,

Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie, vol. 32 (2023)
Aspect of Lived Religion in Late Medieval and Early Modern Japan
Aspects de la religion vécue dans le Japon de la fin du Moyen Âge et de l'époque prémoderne


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New Publication
Paris, France,

Armand Desbat, Les Grès angkoriens (9e-14e siècle). Caractéristiques, typologie et originesMémoires Archéologiques n° 29, EFEO, 2023, 372 pages.


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The 22nd Classical Tamil Winter Seminar (CTWS)
Pondicherry, India, 15 January 2024

We are happy to announce the upcoming 22nd Classical Tamil Winter Seminar (CTWS), scheduled for two weeks, from 12th to 23rd February 2024. The event will be hosted at the Pondicherry Centre of the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO).

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Happy New Year 2023
Paris, France,

The École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO - French School of Asian Studies) wishes you a Happy New year 2024

Follow this link to watch the EFEO New Year card.
Annual closure
Paris, France,

EFEO Paris closes for the festive season.
We look forward to seeing you in 2024, from 2 January