Yasmine Mahmoud (yM)

Staff profile
Processed on February 14, 2017

Curriculum vitae

May 25, 1988Born, Nicosia, Cyprus
2005-2006Baccalaureate, Layique School, Damascus
2006-2010BA in Archaeology, Damascus University

Archaeological field work

2006Participated in a French anthropological workshop at the university
2007Participated in a French pottery analysis workshop at the university
2008-2010Tell Mozan, field assistant
2013Souk al sagha, Damascus (Roman-Islamic site), excavation supervisor
2014Boustan sukkar, Damascus (Islamic site), excavation supervisor
2015Dmanisi Paleoanthropology Field School, Georgia, excavator

Other training

2012Bab Kissan, Damascus, post-excavation, anthropological studies of human remains
2012Necropolis of fer d'Urville-Nacqueville, post-excavation, anthropological studies
2011-2017Urkesh Archaeological Project

Languages

ArabicMother tongue
FrenchVery good, TCF certificate Level B2
EnglishVery good
ItalianVery good, certificate of the Italian Instotute of Culture, Level 9

Translation work

2009The Urkesh (Mozan) folio, "The flood waters of Urkesh", Giorgio Buccellati, Urkesh Archaeological Project (English- Arabic)
2010"Harry the elephant, chankar", stories for children, publication of the Ministry of Culture, Damascus, Syria (English-Arabic)
2011The Urkesh (Mozan) folio, "The sleeping giant", Giorgio Buccellati, Urkesh Archaeological Project (English- Arabic)
2012"Hello friend", encyclopedia for children in 5 volumes, publication of the Ministry of Culture, Damascus, Syria (English-Arabic)
2012"Antivol", Jean Louis Fournier, publication of the Ministry of Culture, Damascus, Syria (French-Arabic)
2015Urkesh main website - Digital publication of the Urkesh Archeological Project (English-Arabic)

Tasks at Mozan

2008Assistant archaeologist in unit A20. Participated in field excavations. Described objects, features, and photos in in the lab. Worked on the Global record for unit A20. Translated English site descriptions into Arabic.

Data authored for the Urkesh Global Record

Entries in A20
Files in A20