Main topics
For the first time internationally renowned scholars will compare their findings on all the themes relating to the study of the find of Bab el-Gasus and its time.
The colloquium is focused on the study of museums´ collections relating to Bab el-Gasus, namely on coffins, papyri and ushebtis, but contributions on Egyptian culture and society of the 21st Dynasty are welcome, such as:
- Bab el-Gasus and museums´ collections: Research, conservation and examination of the documental sources;
- Archaeological sites: Bab el-Gasus and other funerary complexes from the 21st Dynasty;
- Burial assemblages and funerary material culture;
- Funerary rituals and beliefs: Images and texts of the Afterlife;
- Funerary equipment and social status: Socioeconomic studies;
The colloquium is focused on the study of museums´ collections relating to Bab el-Gasus, namely on coffins, papyri and ushebtis, but contributions on Egyptian culture and society of the 21st Dynasty are welcome, such as:
- Bab el-Gasus and museums´ collections: Research, conservation and examination of the documental sources;
- Archaeological sites: Bab el-Gasus and other funerary complexes from the 21st Dynasty;
- Burial assemblages and funerary material culture;
- Funerary rituals and beliefs: Images and texts of the Afterlife;
- Funerary equipment and social status: Socioeconomic studies;
Submission of Abstracts
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Please submit abstracts for papers to [email protected] and [email protected] by 30 April 2016. Abstracts should be no more than 200 words and should include the title of the presentation, names and affiliations of all authors and contact details of the author(s).
The conference language will be English. |