Élise Luneau

Research Expert - France - Ile-de-France - Nanterre

Gender Archeology Protohistory Iran Ceramic Gender archeology Central Asia

Role

Associate researcher

Organization

CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique)

City of the organization

Nanterre

Spoken languages

English

Spanish

French

Russian

Portuguese

German

Pro Contact

elise.luneau@dainst.de

Private Contact

email@example.com

01 23 45 67 89

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Modification Date

4 October 2021

Biography

Élise Luneau is an archaeologist specializing in protohistoric societies in Central Asia and Iran (Oxus Civilization, Andronovo Cultures). She is a researcher at the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (Eurasien-Abteilung) and an associate researcher at the CNRS-UMR 8215. Her work focuses on the evolution of urban societies, the interactions between nomads and sedentary people, ceramic productions and social structures, in particular gender systems and the place of women in ancient Central Eurasian cultures.

Publications

Luneau Élise - 2008
Tombes féminines et pratiques funéraires en Asie centrale protohistorique. Quelques réflexions sur le « statut social » des femmes dans la civilisation de l’Oxus
Paléorient 34-1
Luneau Élise - 2021
The End of the Oxus Civilization
In Lyonnet B., Dubova N. (eds.), The World of the Oxus Civilization
Luneau Élise, Shirazi Rouhollah - 2020
Figurines féminines nues protohistoriques d'Asie centrale et d’Iran oriental : représentations, usages et symbolique
In Donnat S., Hunziker-Rodewald R., Weygand I. (eds.), Figurines féminines nues. Proche-Orient, Égypte, Nubie, Méditerranée orientale, Asie centrale (VIIIe millénaire av. J.-C. – IVe siècle ap. J.-C.)

Media appearances

Archaeology - 2021
An Oasis Civilization Rediscovered