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Aïcha Ben Abed (alternatively Aïcha Ben Abed-Ben Khedher ) is an archaeologist and Director of Monuments and Sites at the Institut National du Patrimoine, Tunisia. She is specialized in the mosaics of Roman Africa.
Abed has held a number of positions during her career, including as from 1986 to 1991 as Director of the 
Abed has spent her career encouraging the study of mosaics in Tunisia and has written widely on their history and conservation. She has worked on the mosaics from Thurburbo Majus, a Roman town 60 km from
Education
Abed graduated fromAix-Marseille University
Aix-Marseille University (AMU; ; formally incorporated as ) is a Public university, public research university located in the Provence region of southern France. It was founded in 1409 when Louis II of Anjou, List of rulers of Provence, Count of ...
in 1979 with a doctorate in art and archaeology. Her post-doctoral award is from Paris IV-Sorbonne.
Career
Abed has held a number of positions during her career, including as from 1986 to 1991 as Director of the Bardo Museum
The Bardo National Museum (; ) or Bardo Palace is an arts and North African history museum in Le Bardo, Tunisia.
It is one of the most important museums in the Mediterranean region and the second museum of the African continent after the Egy ...
in Tunis. She is a specialist in Roman mosaics, particularly in Tunisia and was the first person to study the conservation of re-buried mosaics. Abed is working with international partners to secure the future and safety of Tunisia's important mosaics, whilst recognising the differences in resourcing that lie between the western museum world and the Mediterranean.
Abed has spent her career encouraging the study of mosaics in Tunisia and has written widely on their history and conservation. She has worked on the mosaics from Thurburbo Majus, a Roman town 60 km from Carthage
Carthage was an ancient city in Northern Africa, on the eastern side of the Lake of Tunis in what is now Tunisia. Carthage was one of the most important trading hubs of the Ancient Mediterranean and one of the most affluent cities of the classic ...
. She worked on the establishment of Chemtou Museum, an important site for marble quarrying in Tunisia.
Abed has worked as a consultant on the mosaics of Berytus
Berytus (; ; ; ; ), briefly known as Laodicea in Phoenicia (; ) or Laodicea in Canaan from the 2nd century to 64 BCE, was the ancient city of Beirut (in modern-day Lebanon) from the Roman Republic through the Roman Empire and late antiquity, Ear ...
, Roman remains in Beirut. She has worked on the Roman remains at Pupput
Pupput, also spelled "Putput", "Pudput", "Pulpud" (), sometimes located in Souk el-Obiod ou Souk el-Abiod ( or "white market"), is a Colonia in the Roman province of Africa which has been equated with an archaeological site in modern Tunisia. It ...
, with an emphasis on how homes and other domestic spaces were organised. She has worked on the Roman spa complex at Djebel Oust, studying its origins, as well as the mosaics that were built there. She also worked on the curation of the Roman site at Jedidi.
Personal life
Abed was married to Tunisian activist . Kheder died on 10 February 2005. They had three children.References
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