Alain Ferdière is an professor emeritus in archaeology at the University of Tours, France, and is a researcher at the Laboratoire Archéologie et Territoires (UMR CITERES, CNRS/Univ.). He is a specialist of Roman Gaul and has published many books and articles especially on the Gallo-Roman countryside and crafts. He is a field archeologist and has managed many surveys and excavations. From 1996 to 2004, he managed the project on Javols-Anderitum and is currently completing its final publication.
