Dr. Carlos Gracia Zamacona, “The MORTEXVAR project: Valuing variability in Earlier Egyptian mortuary texts” (EST Seminars)
After a long break due to the global healthy emergency, the EST Seminars come back in presence in Pisa! The first appointment of a new cycle of lectures will be held on 23rd March:
Archeologia Egiziana and Social History courses
We advise the students that “Archeologia Egiziana” and “Social History and Material Culture of Ancient Egypt” courses, held by Prof. Gianluca Miniaci, will
Breaking Images: Damage and Mutilation of Ancient Figurines
For the series “Multidisciplinary Approaches to Ancient Societies (MAtAS)”, which deals with comparative historical analysis, is edited by Gianluca Miniaci (Università di
Master’s degree Programme “Ancient Egypt and Western Asia: archaeology, history and languages” (AEWA) – Call for enrolment for the academic year 2023-2024
We are pleased to announce for the Academic Year 2023/24 a public competition, open to non-EU citizens not resident in Italy, for admission to the Master’s Degree in “Ancie
19-20/12/2022 – International workshop: “Forsaken Relics: Ritual Practices of Appropriation of Abandoned Things”
Abstract The workshop aims at analyzing the ritual mechanisms of appropriation of ruined and/or abandoned assets/artifacts, both in the presence of legislation that regulates the p
Miniaci G., Grajetzki W. (eds), “The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC), Vol.III”
Miniaci G., Grajetzki W. (eds), The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC). Contributions on archaeology, art, religion, and written sources. Vol. III, Golden House Public
17-19/10/2022 – International Conference: “Clay Figurines in Context: miniatures as crucibles of Nile Valley societies in the Second Millennium BC (Egypt and Nubia)”
We are pleased to announce the programme of the international conference “Clay Figurines in Context: miniatures as crucibles of Nile Valley societies in the Second Millennium BC
“Reading Egyptian texts” laboratory
We advise the students that the “Reading Egyptian texts” laboratory, held by Dr. Angelo Colonna, will start on Monday 10 October, 8:30 am, at Aula PAO A2 (Palazzo Car
“Museological aspects of Egyptology” Course
We advise the students that the “Museological aspects of Egyptology” course, held by Dr Christian Greco (Director Museo Egizio, Turin), will start on Friday 30th S
“Ancient Egyptian Language and Texts” Course
We advise the students that the “Ancient Egyptian Language and Texts” course, held by Prof. Silvia Zago (University of Liverpool, visiting professor in Pisa), will star
Egyptian Archaeology Course
We advise the students that the “Egyptian Archaeology” course, held by Prof. Wolfram Grajetzki (University College London, visiting professor in Pisa), will start on Mo
G.Miniaci, P. Lacovara, “The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep and International Relations at the Turn of the Middle Bronze Age”
Gianluca Miniaci, Peter Lacovara (eds), The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep and International Relations at the Turn of the Middle Bronze Age (1550 BCE), (Middle Kingdom
Andrea Manzo, “Ancient Egypt in its African Context”
Andrea Manzo, Ancient Egypt in its African Context. Economic Networks, Social and Cultural Interactions, (Ancient Egypt in Context 9) This Element is aimed at discussing the relati
Martin Fitzenreiter, “Technology and Culture in Pharaonic Egypt”
Martin Fitzenreiter, Technology and Culture in Pharaonic Egypt. Actor Network Theory and the Archaeology of Things and People (Ancient Egypt in Context 11) The inherent paradox of
Alice Stevenson, “Egyptian Archaeology and the Twenty-First Century Museum”
Alice Stevenson, Egyptian Archaeology and the Twenty-First Century Museum, (Ancient Egypt in Context 10) This Element addresses the cultural production of ancient Egypt in the muse
G. M. Feinman, J. C. Moreno García, “Power and Regions in Ancient States. An Egyptian and Mesoamerican Perspective”
Gary M. Feinman, Juan Carlos Moreno García, Power and Regions in Ancient States. An Egyptian and Mesoamerican Perspective, (Ancient Egypt in Context 8) The aim of the Element is t
Wolfram Grajetzki, “The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs in New Kingdom Egypt and Its Empire”
Wolfram Grajetzki, The Archaeology of Egyptian Non-Royal Burial Customs in New Kingdom Egypt and Its Empire, (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 7) This Element provid
Simon Connor, “Être et paraître”
Simon Connor, “Être et paraître. Statues royales et privées de la fin du Moyen Empire et de la Deuxième Période Intermédiaire (1850-1550 av. J.-C.)”, London 2020
Wolfram Grajetzki, “The Sarcophagus of Hunefer and other New Kingdom Private Sarcophagi”
Wolfram Grajetzki, The Sarcophagus of Hunefer and other New Kingdom Private Sarcophagi, (Kitab – Egyptology in Focus 3), London 2021 The third volume of the series Kitab –
Gianluca Miniaci, “The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context”
Gianluca Miniaci, The Middle Kingdom Ramesseum Papyri Tomb and its Archaeological Context, London 2020 In 1895–96, William Matthew Flinders Petrie and James Edward Quibell discov
Rune Nyord, “Seeing Perfection” Copia
Rune Nyord, “Seeing Perfection: Ancient Egyptian Images beyond Representation” (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 1)
Egitto e Vicino Oriente 44 (2021)
Editor-in-chief: Marilina Betrò Flora Silvano – Edda Bresciani (1930-2020) Marilina Betrò, Flora Silvano (a cura di) – Biografia di Edda Bresciani Marina Sokolova 
Egitto e Vicino Oriente 43 (2020)
Editor-in-chief: Marilina Betrò Marilina Betrò – La leonessa di Medinet Madi. Ricordando Edda Bresciani (1930-2020) Stefan Bojowald – Etymologische Kleinigkeiten VII:
Egitto e Vicino Oriente 42 (2019)
Editor-in-chief: Edda Bresciani Index Edda Bresciani – Bes e l’antilope. Una non comune statuetta in faience Gianluca Miniaci – The material entanglement in the ‘Eg
Uroš Matić, “Ethnic Identities in the Land of the Pharaohs”
Uroš Matić, “Ethnic Identities in the Land of the Pharaohs. Past and Present Approaches in Egyptology” (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 2)
Journal of Egyptian History – Special Issue: Egyptology and Global History
Moreno García J. C., Miniaci G., Morris E. (eds), Journal of Egyptian History – Special Issue: Egyptology and Global History, vol. 13 (2020) https://brill.com/view/journals/
John Coleman Darnell, “Egypt and the Desert”
John Coleman Darnell, “Egypt and the Desert” (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 3)
Kathlyn M. Cooney, “Coffin Commerce”
Kathlyn M. Cooney, “Coffin Commerce: How a Funerary Materiality Formed Ancient Egypt” (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 4)
Leslie Anne Warden, “Ceramic Perspectives on Ancient Egyptian Society”
Leslie Anne Warden, “Ceramic Perspectives on Ancient Egyptian Society” (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 5)
Anna K. Hodgkinson, “Ear studs, ear plugs or beads? Reinterpreting a group of glass objects from New Kingdom Egypt in the British Museum”
Anna K. Hodgkinson, “Ear studs, ear plugs or beads? Reinterpreting a group of glass objects from New Kingdom Egypt in the British Museum”, London 2021 This short volume
Judith Bunbury, Reim Rowe, “The Nile: Mobility and Management”
Judith Bunbury, Reim Rowe, “The Nile: Mobility and Management” (Cambridge Elements – Ancient Egypt in Context 6)
Aaron M. de Souza, “New Horizons: The Pan-Grave ceramic tradition in context”
Aaron M. de Souza, “New Horizons: The Pan-Grave ceramic tradition in context”, London 2019 (Middle Kingdom Studies 9) This volume serves as a catalogue and handbook for
Betrò M., de Martino S., Miniaci G., Pinnock F. (eds), “Egitto e Vicino Oriente Antichi: Tra Passato e Futuro. Studi e ricerche sull’Egitto e Vicino Oriente in Italia: I Convegno Nazionale Pisa 5-6 giugno 2017”, Pisa 2018
https://www.pisauniversitypress.it/scheda-libro/autori-vari/egitto-e-vicino-oriente-antichi-978-883339-0307-541406.html Table of contents: Paolo Mancarella, Rettore dell’Universi
Miniaci G., Grajetzki W. (eds), “The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC)”, Vol. II, Londra 2016
Miniaci G., Grajetzki W. (eds), The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC). Contributions on archaeology, art, religion, and written sources. Vol. II, Golden House Publica
Egitto e Vicino Oriente 41 (2018)
Editor-in-chief: Edda Bresciani Index: Edda Bresciani, Antonio Giammarusti – Ipotesi sullo sviluppo urbano di Gia / Narmouthis / Medinet Madi Stefano Vittori – Alcune s
Miniaci G., Moreno Garcia J. C., Quirke S., Stauder A. (eds), “The Arts of Making in Ancient Egypt. Voices, images, and objects of material producers 2000–1550 BC”
This book provides an innovative analysis of the conditions of ancient Egyptian craftsmanship in the light of the archaeology of production, linguistic analysis, visual representat
Miniaci G., Betrò M., Quirke S. (eds), “Company of Images: Modelling the Imaginary World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1500 BC)”, Leuven 2017
Gianluca Miniaci, Marilina Betrò, Stephen Quirke (eds), “Company of Images: Modelling the Imaginary World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1500 BC)”, Leuven 2017 Susan J. All
Egitto e Vicino Oriente 40 (2017)
Editor-in-chief: Edda Bresciani Index Gianluca Miniaci – Zawyet Sultan au Louvre: écrire l’histoire d’une site archéologique du Moyen Egypte par la collection du Musée