Amélie - études environnementales et archéologiques

Amélie - études environnementales et archéologiques is a French company based in Troyes that provides specialised environmental and archaeological research services. Its work centres on the scientific analysis of archaeological sites and landscapes, combining field survey with laboratory methods. The company is particularly associated with the use of portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) for geochemical mapping and artefact analysis, and with palaeo-environmental reconstruction based on geotechnical and sedimentary cores. According to its official website, Amélie has carried out pXRF measurements on metal figurines from the Gallo-Roman site of Reims (51) Place Museux, a project financed by Eveha as an intern research programme, with the aim of characterising alloy composition, ornamentation and surface treatments. It has also completed a geochemical survey by pXRF of three Neolithic/Bronze Age buildings with an apse discovered in the Seine valley, and conducted palaeo-environmental studies in La Rochelle, including work around the Medieval tower Saint-Nicolas and the march of Tasdon. The company's staff publish in peer-reviewed archaeological journals; Sabrina Save, working with site directors from different French commercial archaeology units, published an article in Archaeological Prospection on a method developed for surveying large areas with pXRF. This combination of commercial field archaeology support and methodological research positions Amélie as a specialist service provider to the French preventive and research archaeology sector. Amélie operates primarily in France, serving archaeological excavation companies, heritage bodies and research programmes. Its services span geochemical prospection, artefact composition analysis, palaeo-environmental study and related scientific reporting. The company is privately held and, as of the available evidence, remains active.

Amélie - études environnementales et archéologiques is a French company based in Troyes, according to its Wikidata entry, which describes it simply as a company in Troyes, France. The available evidence does not record a founding date, founder or ownership structure, so its early corporate history cannot be reconstructed from the supplied sources. What is documented is the company's operational and research activity. Its official website reports a series of archaeological science projects. Amélie performed pXRF measurements on an exceptional lot of metal figurines collected at the site of Reims (51) Place Museux; the project was financed by Eveha as an intern research programme, and the analysis was intended to provide information on the elemental composition (alloy) of the artefacts and to characterise the ornamentation and specific surface treatments some objects exhibit. The company also completed a geochemical survey by pXRF of three Neolithic/Bronze Age buildings with an apse discovered in the Seine valley. The site's architecture was previously unknown in the area, and the excellent preservation conditions made it ideal for geochemical mapping; the subsoil is described as very homogenous in that part of the site (calcareous marl). In La Rochelle, Amélie conducted a new, extensive palaeo-environmental study based on geotechnical boreholes taken in and around the Medieval tower Saint-Nicolas, which was then under work to consolidate its base. This followed earlier palaeo-environmental work on the march of Tasdon and on Rue de la Fabrique. On the research side, Sabrina Save published, in collaboration with site directors from different French commercial units, an article in Archaeological Prospection on the method she had developed over preceding years for surveying large areas with pXRF. The company's website presents this as a major publication summarising methodological development. Taken together, these activities show a company embedded in the French preventive and research archaeology ecosystem, working for or alongside commercial excavation operators such as Eveha and contributing methodological research to the wider discipline. The evidence does not indicate branches outside France, nor does it record any change of name, merger or acquisition.

• pXRF measurements on Gallo-Roman metal figurines from Reims (51) Place Museux, financed by Eveha as an intern research programme.

• Geochemical survey by pXRF of three Neolithic/Bronze Age buildings with an apse in the Seine valley.

• Extensive palaeo-environmental study in La Rochelle based on geotechnical boreholes around the Medieval tower Saint-Nicolas.

• Sabrina Save publishes a method for large-area pXRF survey in Archaeological Prospection.

Specialist scientific research provider for French archaeology, combining pXRF geochemistry and palaeo-environmental analysis.

• pXRF geochemical survey

  Portable X-ray fluorescence analysis used for geochemical mapping of archaeological sites and for determining the elemental composition of artefacts.

• Palaeo-environmental study

  Reconstruction of past environments based on geotechnical boreholes and sedimentary cores, as carried out in La Rochelle and at the march of Tasdon.

• Artefact composition and surface treatment analysis

  Characterisation of alloys, ornamentation and specific surface treatments on archaeological metal objects.

1. 1Amélie - études environnementales et archéologiquesameliefrance.com
2. 2Amélie - études environnementales et archéologiques (France) - Wikidatawikidata.org