The Blies Survey Project (BSP) is an international research project whose purpose is to study the landscape (in the region currently situated on the border between France and Germany) with a "global" and diachronic archaeological approach. of Chieti-Pescara University (Italy), Département de la Moselle, Conservation d'archéologie, Parc archéologique européen de Bliesbruck-Reinheim–PAEBR and the Kr
eis-Saarpfalz, Europaische Kulturpark Bliesbruck-Reinheim–EKBR. The project's purpose is to study the landscape (currently situated on the border between France and Germany) with a "global" and diachronic approach, following the previous excavation and research activities led by Chieti University in the secondary settlement of Bliesbruck (Moselle, France). BSP is funded and sponsored by MAECI-Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Collaborazione Internazionale (as an Italian Archaeological Mission), Département de la Moselle and Kreis-Saarpfalz, Europaische Kulturpark Bliesbruck-Reinheim–EKBR. Authorized by DRAC–Service Régional de l’Archéologie du Grand Est and Landesdenkmalamt–LDA Saarland. https://www.europaeischer-kulturpark.de/
Research team
Università G. d’Annunzio, Chieti – Pescara (UdA) – UR Chieti
Sonia Antonelli (Dir.) - Late Antique and Early Medieval Archaeology
Marco Moderato - Landscape Archaeology
Chiara Casolino – Late Antique and Early Medieval Archaeology
Simona D’Arcangelo, Roman Archaeology and textile production
Chieti-Pescara University students
Parc archéologique européen de Bliesbruck-Reinheim - PAEBR
Jean-Paul Petit (Co-Dir.) - Honorary Chief Curator, Associate Researcher at the Laboratory HISCANT-MA of Université de Lorraine
Michel Frenzel, Topographer, collection manager
Rémy Bolidum, Instrumentum specialist
Heinrich Böcking, Restorer
Bernard Prim, Volunteer
Kreis-Saarpfalz - Europaischer Kulturpark Bliesbruck-Reinheim - EKBR
Andreas Stinsky (Co-Dir.) - Head of the Cultural Service at Kreis du Saarpfalz, Roman archaeologist
Mickael Ecker, Responsable AQuiS GmbH Reinheim, roman archaeologist
Christel Bernard, Medieval archaeologist, manager AQuiS GmbH Kirkel, director of the castle of Kirkel, Kreis du Saarpfalz-Kreis
Universität Johannes Gutenberg, Vor- und Frühgeschichtliche Archäologie, Mainz – UR Mainz
Peter Haupt and Team, Vor – und Frügeschichtliche Archäologie
Dominic Rieth, Geophysicist
Universität Saarbrücken, Institut für Physische Geographie und Umweltforschung – UR Saarbrücken
Jochen Kubiniok and Team
Universität Trier, Fachbereich III - Mittelalterliche Geschichte – UR Trier
Lukas Clemens and Team, Mittelalterliche Geschichte/Historische Hilfswissenschaften
Université du Quebec – UR Québec
Serge Occhietti, Geography Physics and Environment
Université de Lorraine, HISCANT – UR Lorraine Hiscant
Gérard Giuliato, Prof. Emeritus
Université de Lorraine, Département de Géographie de Nancy Laboratoire "LOTerr" EA 7304 – UR Lorraine "LOTerr"
Vincent Ollive, Geoarchaeologist, Lecturer in Geography
Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire LIEC
Vincent Robin, Paleo-ecologist, Lecturer
INRAP Grand Est
Julian Wiethold, Archaeo-botanist, Operations and Research Officer
Service Régional d’archéologie Grand-Est, Lorraine
Vincent Blouet, Engineer
Landesdenkmalamt de la Sarre – LDA Saarland
Constance Höpken, Curator of Archaeology
Société d’Histoire et d’Archéologie de la Lorraine, Pays de Bitche – SHAL Bitche
Sébastien Schmit, Volunteer archaeologist-prospector, specialist in Prehistory
Société de Recherches Archéologiques en Alsace Bossue (SRAAB)
Paul Nüsslein, President of the association, volunteer archaeologist
Antonin Nüsslein , Archaeologist at PAIR
Association Historique de Kalhausen
Bernard Zins
Commission archéologique régionale EST de la FFESSM
Yohann Mismer, President
