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'''Antoine Poidebard''' (], 12 October 1878 – ], 17 August 1955) was a French ], ] missionary, and pilot. He pioneered ] in the Middle East, flying over ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Past from Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites |authorlink=Georg Gerster |last=Gerster |first=Georg |author2=Charlotte Trümpler |pages= |year=2007 |publisher=Getty Publications |isbn=9780892368754 |url=https://archive.org/details/pastfromaboveaer0000gers/page/17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Je m'appelle Byblos |authorlink=Jean-Pierre Thiollet |last=Thiollet |first=Jean-Pierre |page=256 |year=2005 |publisher=H & D Publications |isbn=2-914-266-04-9 }}</ref> Poidebard exploited shadows and differences in vegetation to discover mounts indicating past settlements and Roman roads, photographing these from the air and visiting some of the sites on the ground.<ref name="hritz">{{cite journal|doi=10.1007/s10814-013-9072-2|title=Contributions of GIS and Satellite-based Remote Sensing to Landscape Archaeology in the Middle East|author=Carrie Hritz|journal=J Archaeol Res|date=18 January 2014|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24018073}}</ref> '''Antoine Poidebard''' (], 12 October 1878 – ], 17 August 1955) was a French ], ] missionary, and pilot. He pioneered ] in the Middle East, flying over ], ], and ].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite book |title=The Past from Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites |authorlink=Georg Gerster |last=Gerster |first=Georg |author2=Charlotte Trümpler |pages= |year=2007 |publisher=Getty Publications |isbn=9780892368754 |url=https://archive.org/details/pastfromaboveaer0000gers/page/17 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title= Je m'appelle Byblos |authorlink=Jean-Pierre Thiollet |last=Thiollet |first=Jean-Pierre |page=256 |year=2005 |publisher=H & D Publications |isbn=2-914-266-04-9 }}</ref>


Poidebard exploited shadows and differences in vegetation to discover mounts indicating past settlements and Roman roads, photographing these from the air and visiting some of the sites on the ground.<ref name="hritz">{{cite journal|doi=10.1007/s10814-013-9072-2|title=Contributions of GIS and Satellite-based Remote Sensing to Landscape Archaeology in the Middle East|author=Carrie Hritz|journal=J Archaeol Res|date=18 January 2014|volume=22 |issue=3 |pages=229–276 |jstor=24018073 |s2cid=254596857 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24018073}}</ref>
Poidebard went to ] in 1924, as an aerial observer during the ].<ref name="ltdr" />

== Biography ==
Poidebard was a ] pilot during World War I.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Casana |first1=Jesse |last2=Goodman |first2=David D. |last3=Ferwerda |first3=Carolin |date=2023 |title=A wall or a road? A remote sensing-based investigation of fortifications on Rome's eastern frontier |journal=Antiquity |language=en |volume=97 |issue=396 |pages=1516–1533 |doi=10.15184/aqy.2023.153 |issn=0003-598X|doi-access=free }}</ref>

Poidebard went to ] in 1924. He was a pilot in the 39th Aviation Regiment of the French Levant in ] during which time he conducted an aerial survey of desert regions.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="ltdr" /> He became a priest at ] in Beirut.<ref name=":0" />


His work was published in the ''Syria'' journal, attached to the ], with 55 photos published from 1927 to 1933. They were also displayed in the ] in 1930. His work was published in the ''Syria'' journal, attached to the ], with 55 photos published from 1927 to 1933. They were also displayed in the ] in 1930.
Poidebard's 1934 book ''The Trace of Rome in the Syrian Desert'' (''La Trace de Rome dans le désert de Syrie'') covered his work from 1925 to 1932 and included over 200 photographs. {{ill|René Mouterde|fr}} collaborated on this book, and co-authored another book (''Le limes de Chalcis'') with him. Five of the photos were also published in ] in June 1934.<ref name="ltdr">{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/09639489.2016.1171464|title=La Trace de Rome? Aerial Photography and Archaeology in Mandate Syria and Lebanon|journal=History or Photography|date=13 September 2016|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09639489.2016.1171464}}</ref> Poidebard's 1934 book ''The Trace of Rome in the Syrian Desert'' (''La Trace de Rome dans le désert de Syrie'') covered his work from 1925 to 1932 and included over 200 photographs. {{ill|René Mouterde|fr}} collaborated on this book, and co-authored another book (''Le limes de Chalcis'') with him. Five of the photos were also published in ] in June 1934.<ref name="ltdr">{{cite journal|doi=10.1080/09639489.2016.1171464|title=La Trace de Rome? Aerial Photography and Archaeology in Mandate Syria and Lebanon|journal=History or Photography|date=13 September 2016|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09639489.2016.1171464 |last1=Helbig |first1=Daniela K. |volume=40 |issue=3 |pages=283–300 |s2cid=193403783 }}</ref>

In the 1934 book, Roidebard documented hundreds of previously undiscovered Roman forts and structures on the empire's Eastern periphery.<ref name=":0" /> He argued that these structures represented a line of defence against incursions from the east.<ref name=":0" /> However, recent mapping work, which has revealed hundreds of additional forts, overall aligned east-west rather than north-south, has undermined his interpretation, indicating instead that the forts and structures "supported a system of caravan-based interregional trade, communication and military transport."<ref name=":0" />


While Poidebard dates items to the Roman era, many are actually from the ] era, such as the ]. The Lebanon-Syrian Mandate was motivated to highlight Roman legacy over Arab history, Westernizing its history and linking the ] of the Romans to that of the Mandate.<ref name="ltdr" /> While Poidebard dates items to the Roman era, many are actually from the ] era, such as the ]. The Lebanon-Syrian Mandate was motivated to highlight Roman legacy over Arab history, Westernizing its history and linking the ] of the Romans to that of the Mandate.<ref name="ltdr" />

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Antoine Poidebard (Lyon, 12 October 1878 – Beirut, 17 August 1955) was a French landscape archaeologist, Jesuit missionary, and pilot. He pioneered aerial archaeology in the Middle East, flying over Iraq, Syria, and Jordan.

Poidebard exploited shadows and differences in vegetation to discover mounts indicating past settlements and Roman roads, photographing these from the air and visiting some of the sites on the ground.

Biography

Poidebard was a biplane pilot during World War I.

Poidebard went to Beirut in 1924. He was a pilot in the 39th Aviation Regiment of the French Levant in Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon during which time he conducted an aerial survey of desert regions. He became a priest at Université Saint-Joseph in Beirut.

His work was published in the Syria journal, attached to the Service des antiquités, with 55 photos published from 1927 to 1933. They were also displayed in the Musée de l’Orangerie in 1930. Poidebard's 1934 book The Trace of Rome in the Syrian Desert (La Trace de Rome dans le désert de Syrie) covered his work from 1925 to 1932 and included over 200 photographs. René Mouterde [fr] collaborated on this book, and co-authored another book (Le limes de Chalcis) with him. Five of the photos were also published in L'Illustration in June 1934.

In the 1934 book, Roidebard documented hundreds of previously undiscovered Roman forts and structures on the empire's Eastern periphery. He argued that these structures represented a line of defence against incursions from the east. However, recent mapping work, which has revealed hundreds of additional forts, overall aligned east-west rather than north-south, has undermined his interpretation, indicating instead that the forts and structures "supported a system of caravan-based interregional trade, communication and military transport."

While Poidebard dates items to the Roman era, many are actually from the Umayyad dynasty era, such as the Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi. The Lebanon-Syrian Mandate was motivated to highlight Roman legacy over Arab history, Westernizing its history and linking the civilizing of the Romans to that of the Mandate.

Surveyed items

Published works

  • Poidebard, A. (1927). Les routes anciennes en haute-Djezireh. Syria 8: 55-65.
  • Poidebard, A. (1929). Resultats de sa mission en haute Djezire en automne 1928. Comptes-rendus des Seances de I'Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 72: 91-94.
  • Poidebard, A. (1931). Recherches sur le limes romain (campagne d'automne 1930). Syria 12: 274-280.
  • Poidebard, A. (1934). La trace de Rome dans le desert de Syrie: le limes de Trajan a la conquete arabe: recherches aeriennes (1925-1932), Geuthner, P

References

  1. ^ Casana, Jesse; Goodman, David D.; Ferwerda, Carolin (2023). "A wall or a road? A remote sensing-based investigation of fortifications on Rome's eastern frontier". Antiquity. 97 (396): 1516–1533. doi:10.15184/aqy.2023.153. ISSN 0003-598X.
  2. Gerster, Georg; Charlotte Trümpler (2007). The Past from Above: Aerial Photographs of Archaeological Sites. Getty Publications. pp. 17–19. ISBN 9780892368754.
  3. Thiollet, Jean-Pierre (2005). Je m'appelle Byblos. H & D Publications. p. 256. ISBN 2-914-266-04-9.
  4. ^ Carrie Hritz (18 January 2014). "Contributions of GIS and Satellite-based Remote Sensing to Landscape Archaeology in the Middle East". J Archaeol Res. 22 (3): 229–276. doi:10.1007/s10814-013-9072-2. JSTOR 24018073. S2CID 254596857.
  5. ^ Helbig, Daniela K. (13 September 2016). "La Trace de Rome? Aerial Photography and Archaeology in Mandate Syria and Lebanon". History or Photography. 40 (3): 283–300. doi:10.1080/09639489.2016.1171464. S2CID 193403783.


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