Archaeology of Egypt (course I) - classes 2800-ABEGY-A

During the classes, students become acquainted with the most important hypotheses, publications, and debates related to each research problem
from the list below. Students are expected to prepare one topic on their own and present it to the class. Each presentation is followed by a discussion, supplementary material delivered by the teacher, and a brief overview of the most important publications for studying the particular
topic.
Students become familiar with methods of critically assessing different groups of sources by comparing textual evidence with material remains.
Other assignments include texts during class, preparing description cards of different categories of artefacts, as well as demonstrating the proper
use of the most important tools used in the study of ancient Egypt/Nubia (such as the OEB database).

Topics discussed during classes:
EGYPT:
1. Religion
● Introduction to Ancient Egyptian Religion
● Funerary Beliefs
● Religion of the Amarna Period
● Egyptian Magic
2. Tombs and Cemeteries
● Tomb Construction and Decoration
● Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Tombs
● Human Mummies
● Animal Mummies
● Burial Equipment
3. Temples
● Evolution of Ancient Egyptian Temples
● Ancient Egyptian Festivals
● Temple Administration
● Case Study 1: God’s Wives of Amun
● Case Study 2: Karnak and Luxor
4. “Artistic” Production
● Introduction to the “Art” of Ancient Egypt
● Birth of Pharaonic Art
● Ancient Egyptian Sculpture
● Rock Art
● Ancient Egyptian Literature
5. Houses and Settlements
● General Introduction to Settlement Archaeology in Egypt
● Case Study 1: Old Kingdom Settlement of Pyramid Builders in

Giza
● Case Study 2: Middle Kingdom Town of Kahun
● Case Study 3: New Kingdom Tomb Builders of Deir el-Medina
● Case Study 4: Amarna – City of the Aten
● Case Study 5: Egyptians and Greeks in Naucratis
● Case Study 6: Alexandria by Egypt
6. Materials and Technology
● Stone
● Pottery
● Egyptian Faience
● Glass
● Metals
● Textiles
● Agriculture
7. Society
● Economy of Ancient Egypt
● Position of Women
● Power, Kingship, and Queenship
● Ancient Egyptian Warfare
8. Field Archaeology in Egypt
NUBIA:
Various aspects of archaeological research on the basis of different types
of publications:
1. Cultural changes - continuity and discontinuity
2. Funerary rites (on the example of Group A, Kerma culture and
Egyptian domination)
3. Social relations (on the example of Kerma culture, Napatan
period)
4. Visual arts - Napatan period, Meroitic perioderiod
4. Cultural changes-continuity and discontinuity