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Major historical and cultural events will be discussed and, particularly, some of the causes of Ancient Egypt becoming a “superpower”. Oxford University PressĪ selection of some wonderful masterpieces of Ancient Egyptian art and architecture will tell the story of Ancient Egypt from the Palaeolithic to the end of the Roman Period. et al 2012 Ancient Greece: a Political, Social and Cultural History. In addition, significant cultural and social events will be discussed including reference to some of the lesser known masterpieces of Ancient Greek art and literature. more *A short history of Ancient Greece*īased on a selection of important archaeological finds, this presentation will explore the main points in Ancient Greek history from the Neolithic to the end of the late Hellenistic period. This paper will cross between the disciplines of archaeology and art, psychology and philosophy, museum studies, and even neuroscience.īased on a selection of important archaeological finds, th. antiques in their archaeological context, items transported from Egypt to Crete as antiques, modified antiques, etc.) and re-evaluate their value and desirability.Īdditionally, motivated by modern interpretations of antiques, the speaker will talk about 'souvenirs', 'Egyptian and Minoan bric-a-brac' and even 'Egyptian and Minoan kitsch'. Secondly, she will differentiate between the various types of Egyptian/ising antiques on Crete (e.g. Phillips 2008) as 'antiques' or 'possible antiques'.įirstly, the author will explain the process of how a finished item - and specifically a 'transcultural' object associated with Egypt - is labelled as 'an antique in its context' by archaeologists who specialise in Bronze Age Crete. Many Aegyptiaca from Crete are labelled in archaeological catalogues (e.g. While game theory was conceived, and is frequently used by mathematicians, the theo.
The application of game theory to the Amarna Letters is pioneering. Considering that the Amarna Letters are official diplomatic records highlighting how a 'game' of political and economic interactions was played among Egypt and other key-players in the Near East, through a number of examples, this paper will examine how this theory can be applied to the Amarna Letters and what can offer to research. After all, game theory is based on rational decision making and the strategic interactions of players. Yet, while world systems theory focuses on core-periphery interactions, game theory places emphasis on individuals especially their decisions and strategies. For instance, having successfully applied in her doctorate both world systems theory and game theory to Aegean - Egyptian interconnections (c 1900-1400 BC), the author concluded that they can in fact complement each other. Yet, game theory has great potential in the examination of ancient interconnections. Unfortunately, researchers studying the humanities – particularly archaeologists and egyptologists – are still reluctant to use this theory in their field. While game theory was conceived, and is frequently used by mathematicians, the theoretical form of this approach is often applied to economics, political science and sociology. The name of the conference will be announced soon. I will publish it - possibly as part of the conference proceedings. It has already been sent to a conference committee, and it will be presented at an international conference in 2015. more The idea for the paper was first conceived in early 2014. The idea for the paper was first conceived in early 2014. These twelve papers include gender studies, analysis of Egyptian festivals, revisiting of chronological models, archaeological reanalysis of ancient landscapes, as well as social, historical and linguistic studies allowing a new appraisal of many aspects of Egyptian culture and history. These proceedings for CREXIII represent the wide-range of themes that were offered by delegates during the conference, and cover all periods of Egyptian history from Predynastic skeletal analysis through to Egyptology during the Islamic Middle Ages. more "The thirteenth Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) conference was held from the 27th – 30th March 2012 at the University of Birmingham and once again provided a platform for postgraduates and early career Egyptologists, as well as independent researchers, to present their research.
"The thirteenth Current Research in Egyptology (CRE) conference was held from the 27th – 30th Mar.