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Aurore Didier (born 1978) is a French archaeologist and researcher. [1] At the French National Center for Scientific Research, she is in charge of the ‘Indus-Balochistan programme’, and director of the French Archaeological Mission in the Indus Basin. Her primary interest is South Asian protohistory, specifically the Bronze Age in the Indo-Iranian Borderlands (3000 BCE) and the Indus Valley Civilization. [2] [3]
Didier was raised near Paris, alongside her older brother and her younger brother. [4] She was raised in an artistic environment, with her father being a professional musicians involved in the film industry. Didier spent 15 years doing ballet and other dance styles as an extracurricular. [4] She also became interested in archaeology at a young age, sparked by her mother taking her to museums every week. [4] By age 12, she had decided to pursue archaeology as a career. [4]
Didier attended Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University for her master's degree, during which she focused on the Indus Valley Civilization, and her PhD in archaeology, during which she specialized in pottery. [2] [5] In 2007, she defended her PhD, based on her archaeological work in Makran, in Paris. [4] [6]
Didier has worked at sites in Ladakh, India, Oman, and Turkmenistan. [2] [5] For two years, she headed pottery studies at the French-Indian Archeological programme in Ladakh. [5]
In 2000, Didier began working in Pakistan as part of the Pakistan-French Archaeological Mission in Makran. [5] There, she worked at Shahi Tump, a site near Turbat, overseeing excavations alongside other archaeologists. [4] [5] From 2001 until 2007, Didier spent four months each year (January to April) in Makran. [5] In the course of doing so, Didier learned Balochi through her interactions with local colleagues and residents. [4]
In 2012, Didier began working at the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) as the head of the Indus- Balochistan program. [2] [4]
In 2013, Didier became the director of the French Archaeological Mission in the Indus Basin. [2] [7] The mission launched its first field programs in 2015. [4] As part of these programs, Didier has worked at Chanhudaro, a site in Sindh, Pakistan. [7] [8] [9]
In 2014, Didier was chosen by Catherine Jarrige to head the archaeological program at Mehrgarh in Pakistan. [5] That same year, she received a grant from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Program for Archaeological Publications at Harvard University. [2]