Bioarchaeology Conference
May 18th
A two-day conference on the Bioarchaeology of Egypt is scheduled for Janury 2013. Details can be found here: http://conf.aucegypt.edu/BAE2013
EMCP 2011-2012 season – 7 and 14 March
May 18th
The last two weeks, two days of work on the Amenhotep II leather was done. This important material, remnants of quivers and bow-cases as well as more ordinary red axe lashings, have been described (Salima) and photographed (André). It becomes increasingly clear that there are many differences between these finds and those from other tombs, but, interestingly, also many analogies. The material is very fragile and in need of conservation, the possibilities of which will be explored by our conservator, Lucy.
The curator, Ibrahim el Gawad with his assistant.
4th Announcement Chariot Conference NVIC 2012
Mar 31st
The abstracts can be downloaded at www.PalArch.nl.
Dear Colleagues,
This fourth notification will present the details of the conference as well as how to prepare and submit the paper for the proceedings. The next notification will offer details on travelling to Egypt, going from Cairo International Airport and how to find the Netherlands-Flemish Institute (NVIC) in Zamalek, together with other information.
Schedule
The schedule for the Conference is finished. The schedule and abstracts are available as .pdf at www.palarch.nl. Each paper has been allotted a slot of 20 minutes with five minutes for questions. Note that, because of the tight schedule, we intend to enforce this schedule closely.
Registration
There will be an opportunity to register on two occasions: Friday 30 November from 16.00 to 18.30 and Saturday 1 December from 08.30 to 09.00 at the registration desk in the NVIC. Costs are: foreigners $ 20 (LE 120); foreign students $ 10 (LE 60); Egyptians $ 5 (LE 30); Egyptian students $ 2 (LE 10).
Details on presentation
We only accept Powerpoint presentation. The NVIC has a PC available. Apple users can bring their own computer, but we would appreciate it if you let us know well in advance. Note that you should bring the device to attach the beamer to an Apple computer yourself. Alternatively, we can try projecting via a PC but be aware of compatibility problems. It is advisable for those that are scheduled for presenting their paper on the first day, to deliver the PPT the day before upon registration (i.e. Friday 30 November 16.00-18.30).
Publication
The proceedings will be jointly published by the PalArch Foundation and Sidestone Press (www.sidestone.com), and offered for free downloading at www.PalArch.nl. It will be readable online for free in the e-library of Sidestone Press (http://www.sidestone.com/library/). Printed versions (Printing on Demand) can be obtained through Sidestone Press as well.
For publication guidelines, please follow those of PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology (PJAEE; ISSN 1567-214X), a peer-reviewed, open access, online journal. You can find the appropriate information about the journal, including the author’s guidelines (as well as lists of names) and details on referencing system, here: http://www.palarch.nl/journals/egyptian-archaeology/submission/.
The deadline for submission of the paper (by email; use venues such as www.wetransfer.com or Dropbox to submit the images if they exceed in total more than 10 MB) will be the 31st of December. The papers will be returned to you after being reviewed and then, after 3 weeks, they must be returned to us for publication.
André & Salima
Other news about this website:
- See our updated weblog about our work on the Tano chariot below as well as in the archive at http://www.leatherandshoes.nl/ancient-egyptian-leatherwork-project-aelp/ (scroll down to bottom of the page).
- New article about the EMCP in Current World Archaeology: http://
EMCP 2011-2012 season – 19 and 22 March
Mar 24th
Two more days of working in the museum. We have been able to finish checking the description of the ‘Tano’ chariot – our part of the work is nearly done but the conservation and consolidation will continue for some time to come.
The EMCP includes the study of other chariot leather; some objects from the tomb of Tuthmosis IV remains to be studied as well as the finds from Maiherpri. Thursday 22 March we started working on the leatherwork from the tomb of Amenhotep II, discovered in 1898 by Victor Loret. This material, including parts of (a)bow case(s), is important for various reasons, among which is the elaborate decoration (seemingly much more elaborate than the leatherwork from Amarna and the tombs of Amenhotep III and Tutmosis IV) as well as the extensive use of glue.
EMCP 2011-2012 season: text report (Ole Herslund)
Mar 20th
The work with texts mentioning chariots and related topics is progressing as planned. So far the focus has been placed on creating a complete overview of attestations of chariots in the written record of the New Kingdom. The information to be gained from the texts is twofold. Firstly, the ancient Egyptian language contained different words for different kinds of chariots as well as a technical terminology comprised by names for chariot parts and associated equipment. Secondly, the textual record allows us to glimpse into the many social contexts in which chariots are attested and can thus help us to place the chariot in a micro-historic framework within New Kingdom society.
Papyrus Harris 500 (P. BM 10060) includes love poems, which indicate the use of chariots as personal, everyday transportation). Courtesy of the British Museum (www.britishmuseum.org).
Interview Ancient Egypt Online
Mar 10th
Recently, Salima and I have been interviewed for Ancient Egypt Online:
http://ancientegyptonline.org/egyptnews/p/aeo-interviews-and-veldmeijer-and-prof-dr-salima-ikram
EMCP 2011 season – Iconography report 8 March (Lisa Sabbahy)
Mar 8th
Chariot iconography research is well underway. A collection of Eighteenth Dynasty depictions of chariots is basically complete. We are assembling a spreadsheet so that the sources can be easily reviewed and shared, and of course, checked for omissions. Sources included are: temple walls and blocks, private tombs, stelae, and ostraca. We have also been collecting any article or book chapter, which discusses any aspect of chariots in ancient Egypt, and also relevant articles about leather. When the spreadsheet is finished and checked, we will move on to the Ramesside evidence for chariots, a little more daunting task because of all the temple war scenes.
See http://www.leatherandshoes.nl/ancient-egyptian-leatherwork-project-aelp/ (scroll down to EMCP for earlier accounts and images).
3rd Announcement Chariot Conference NVIC 2012
Mar 1st
Dear colleagues,
Salima and I decided to extend the date for sending in the abstract to March 15th.
Please send titles and abstracts (500 words or less) to:
veldmeijer@palarch.nl and salimaikram@gmail.com
Notification of acceptances will be sent out by April 1 2012 and a final schedule will be sent out by May 20 2012.
Chariots, the racecars of the ancient world, are amongst the most influential inventions in the history of warfare and a tribute to human inventiveness. Despite their prominence in different aspects of ancient Egyptian life, little is known about them. This conference serves, for the first time, to gather together specialists (archaeologists, philologists, art historians, technical specialists, and historians) who work on chariots and related subjects from ancient Egypt and the Near East.
The conference is scheduled for 1 & 2 December, 2012. Topics can include chariot technology, production, reconstruction, uses, social significance, typology, as well as other chariot-related subjects. Posters will also be accepted. The conference language is English. Both papers and posters will be published online in a special edition of PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology (PJAEE; www.palarch.nl), an open-access peer-reviewed journal (ISSN 1567-214X) but will also be available as PoD volume in collaboration with Sidestone Press Academics (Leiden: www.sidestone.com), who are specialised in publishing archaeological scientific literature.
The conference will be held in Cairo (NVIC, 1, Dr. Sh. Mahmoud Azmi Str, Zamalek) and is jointly sponsored by the Netherlands Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) and the American University in Cairo (AUC).
The next announcement will include suggestions for hotels as well as other details.
André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram
Book on Bachit’s leatherwork available
Feb 24th
Sandals, shoes and other leatherwork from the Coptic Monastery Deir el-Bachit.
Abstract:
The Coptic monastery and cemetery Deir el-Bachit stands on the hilltop of Dra’ Abu el-Naga, the well-known necropolis in Qurna (West Bank, Luxor). It is the largest Coptic monastery complex preserved in Western Thebes and the first monastery that has been systematically investigated. The excavation of the monastery was started as a DFG-Project des Ägyptologischen Instituts der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in close collaboration with the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Abteilung Kairo.Until the start of the investigations in 2001 with a survey, little research was done. After three seasons of preliminary research, full archaeological research was started in 2004.
The leatherwork was studied in 2007, the present volume of which presents the results. The book consists of two parts: the analysis and a detailed catalogue, including colour images of all finds and, where necessary, line drawings. The finds are analysed within the framework of the excavation as well as within the frameworks of the Ancient Egyptian Leatherwork Project and the Ancient Egyptian Footwear Project (www.leatherandshoes.nl).
Available in print through www.sidestone.com and Oxbow Books.
Online reading is possible at the site of the publisher; pdf is available as well.
Tutankhamun’s Footwear Re-published
Jan 24th
From today “Tutankhamun’s Footwear. Studies of Ancient Egyptian Footwear” is available again, as it is unrevised re-published by Sidestone Press, an Academic publisher (based in Leiden) that is specialised in archaeology. One can order it directly through their website (www.sidestone.com). Moreover, one can read the book online in Sidestone’s e-library: http://www.sidestone.com/library/.
