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61(2-3) 2015 Bulletin Des Séances Mededelingen Der Zittingen Bulletin des Séances CONTENTS Mededelingen der Zittingen Scientific Papers Section of Human Sciences: B. OVERLAET. — Belgian Excavations at Mleiha, Sharjah (UAE) 2009-2013 ................... 249 E. CORNELISSEN. — Archaeological Research in the Equatorial Forest in the Democratic Académie Royale Republic of Congo ........................................................................................................ 269 A. MOTINGEA M ANGULU. — Language Decline and Linguistic Convergence in the Congo Central Basin ................................................................................................................. 299 des Sciences d’Outre-Mer Section of Natural and Medical Sciences: O. MICHEL. — Indoor Pollution by Biomass and Chronic Respiratory Diseases: The Case Sous la Haute Protection du Roi of Vietnam ..................................................................................................................... 375 M. GÉRARD. — Ebola Viral Disease: Virological, Clinical Aspects and Hospital Manage- ment Plan for an Imported Case in Belgium in 2015 .................................................... 381 M.-P. FAUCON et al . — Implications of Soil-Plant Relationships in Ecological Engineer- ing of Degraded Metalliferous Habitats and Soils: The Case of Copper-rich Habitats Koninklijke Academie in Katanga (Democratic Republic of Congo) ................................................................ 391 S. GEERTS . — Elimination of Taenia solium Cysticercosis through Vaccination of Pigs: A Realistic Option? ....................................................................................................... 403 voor Overzeese Wetenschappen L. YE et al . — The Role of Quantitative Land Evaluation in Food Security Decision- making in China: The Past, Present and Future ............................................................ 415 Onder de Hoge Bescherming van de Koning Section of Technical Sciences: T. SGHAIER & J.-J. CLAUSTRIAUX. — Genotype-environment Interaction of Pinus halepensis Mill. in Tunisia ............................................................................................ 437 C. HEUREUX. — Africa, Energy Giant and Electric Dwarf. Decoding a Paradox .............. 453 G. DEMARÉE et al . — The Story of the Meteorological Observations of Jean Barthe, Physician on the French Frigate La Sibylle, and of Father Furet, Apostolic Missionary in Okinawa .................................................................................................................... 469 In memoriam Thierry VERHELST ............................................................................................................... 491 Raoul DUDAL ....................................................................................................................... 499 Hariharan ESWARAN ............................................................................................................ 503 61 232015 BULLETIN ARSOM MEDEDELINGEN KAOW ISSN 0001-4176 61(2-3) 2015 AVIS AUX AUTEURS BERICHT AAN DE AUTEURS L’Académie publie les études dont la De Academie geeft de studies uit waar- valeur scientifique a été reconnue par la van de wetenschappelijke waarde door de Classe intéressée. betrokken Klasse erkend werd. TABLE DES MATIERES — INHOUDSTAFEL Les textes publiés par l’Académie De teksten door de Academie gepubli- n’engagent que la responsabilité de leurs ceerd verbinden slechts de verantwoor- Communications scientifiques auteurs. delijkheid van hun auteurs. Wetenschappelijke mededelingen Classe des Sciences humaines / Klasse voor Menswetenschappen: B. OVERLAET. — Belgian Excavations at Mleiha, Sharjah (UAE) 2009-2013 ................... 249 E. CORNELISSEN. — Archaeological Research in the Equatorial Forest in the Democratic Republic of Congo ........................................................................................................ 269 A. MOTINGEA M ANGULU. — Déclin des langues et convergence linguistique dans le bassin central congolais ............................................................................................................ 299 Classe des Sciences naturelles et médicales / Klasse voor Natuur- en Geneeskundige Wetenschappen: O. MICHEL. — La pollution de l’air intérieur par des biomasses et les maladies pulmonaires chroniques: l’exemple du Vietnam ............................................................................... 375 M. GÉRARD. — Maladie à virus Ebola: aspects virologiques, cliniques et plan de prise en charge hospitalière d’un cas d’importation en Belgique en 2015 ................................. 381 M.-P. FAUCON et al . — Implications des relations sol-plante en ingénierie écologique des habitats et sols métallifères dégradés: le cas des habitats riches en cuivre du Katanga (République Démocratique du Congo) ......................................................................... 391 S. GEERTS . — Elimination of Taenia solium Cysticercosis through Vaccination of Pigs: A Realistic Option? ....................................................................................................... 403 L. YE et al . — The Role of Quantitative Land Evaluation in Food Security Decision- making in China: The Past, Present and Future ............................................................ 415 Classe des Sciences techniques / Klasse voor Technische Wetenschappen: T. SGHAIER & J.-J. CLAUSTRIAUX. — Interaction provenances-environnements du pin d’Alep ( Pinus halepensis Mill.) en Tunisie ................................................................... 437 C. HEUREUX . — L’Afrique, géant énergétique et nain électrique. Décryptage d’un paradoxe 453 G. DEMARÉE et al . — The Story of the Meteorological Observations of Jean Barthe, Physician on the French Frigate La Sibylle, and of Father Furet, Apostolic Missionary in Okinawa .................................................................................................................... 469 In memoriam Thierry VERHELST ............................................................................................................... 491 Raoul DUDAL ....................................................................................................................... 499 Hariharan ESWARAN ............................................................................................................ 503 © Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences. All rights reserved. Abonnement 2015: 70,00 € Avenue Louise 231 Louizalaan 231 B-1050 Bruxelles (Belgique) B-1050 Brussel (België) Bulletin des Séances Mededelingen der Zittingen Académie Royale des Sciences d’Outre-Mer Sous la Haute Protection du Roi Koninklijke Academie voor Overzeese Wetenschappen Onder de Hoge Bescherming van de Koning 61 (2-3) 2015 COMMUNICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES WETENSCHAPPELIJKE MEDEDELINGEN Classe des Sciences humaines Klasse voor Menswetenschappen Bull. Séanc. Acad. R. Sci. Outre-Mer Meded. Zitt. K. Acad. Overzeese Wet. 61 (2015 – 2-3): 249-267 Belgian Excavations at Mleiha, Sharjah (UAE) 2009-2013* by Bruno OVERLAET** KEYWORDS. — Arabia; Tomb; Mleiha; UAE; Caravan Routes. SUMMARY. — Mleiha (Sharjah, UAE) is the main inland site in SE Arabia from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century AD . Belgian research focused on the graveyard area with monumental tower-shaped tombs of the 3rd and first half of the 2nd century BCE, related to tombs along the Arabian overland caravan routes at Qaryat al Faw (Saudi Arabia) and Petra (Jordan). Reconstructions of the tombs are proposed and distribution patterns are being studied using Ground-Penetrating Radar surveying. TREFWOORDEN. — Arabië; Tombe; Mleiha; VAE; Karavaanroutes. SAMENVATTING . — De Belgische opgravingen te Mleiha, Sharjah (VAE) 2009-2013 . — Mleiha (Sharjah, VAE) is de belangrijkste site in het binnenland van ZO-Arabia van de 3de eeuw v. Chr. tot de 3de eeuw na Chr. Het Belgische onderzoek is toegespitst op het grafveld met de restanten van monumentale torenvormige graven uit de 3de en de eerste helft van de 2de eeuw v. Chr. Deze zijn verwant aan tomben in karavaansteden langs de Arabische landroutes zoals Qaryat al Faw (Saoedi-Arabië) en Petra (Jordanië). Reconstructies van de torengraven worden voorgesteld en de distributiepatronen van de graven worden onderzocht op basis van een Ground Penetrating Radar survey. MOTS -CLES. — Arabie; Tombe; Mleiha; EAU; Route des caravanes. RESUME. — Les fouilles belges à Mleiha, Sharjah (EAU) 2009-2013 . — Mleiha ( Sharjah, EAU) est le site principal dans le sud-est de l’Arabie du 3 e siècle BCE jusqu’au 3e siècle AD . Les recherches belges se sont concentrées sur la nécropole aux tours funé- raires monumentales du 3e siècle / première moitié du 2 e siècle BCE. Ces monuments funéraires sont comparables à ceux de Qaryat al Faw (Arabie Saoudite) et de Pétra ( Jordanie), sites caravaniers sur les routes des caravanes arabes. Des reconstitutions des tours funéraires sont proposées et la distribution des tours dans la nécropole est étudiée en utilisant la technique de Radar à Pénétration de Sol (RPS). * * * * Paper presented at the meeting of the Section of Human Sciences held on 18 March 2014. Text received on 7 November 2014 and submitted to peer review. Final version, approved by the review- ers, received on 29 June 2015. ** Member of the Academy; Curator Ancient Near East and Iran, Royal Museums of Art and History, Jubelpark 10, B-1000 Brussels (Belgium). — 250 — A Belgian archaeological expedition has been working since 2009 at Mleiha in the Emirate of Sharjah (United Arab Emirates).
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