Summary Ethnic Identities in the Land of the Pharaohs deals with ancient Egyptian concept
of collective identity, various groups which inhabited the Egyptian Nile Valley and different …

Day-to-day activities are important in the development of social identities, the establishment
of social standing, and the communal understanding of societal rules. This perspective is …

This chapter explores some underlying issues bearing on relationships between
engineering and Sustainability. It aims to help point towards ways in which engineering …

Egyptian Deportations of the Late Bronze Age explores the political economy of deportations
in New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 1550–1070 BCE) from an interdisciplinary angle. The analysis of …

Cushites in the Hebrew Bible offers a reassessment of Cushite ethnographic
representations in the biblical literature as a counterpoint to misconceptions about Africa …

Biodistance studies have a long presence in Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern
(EMME) bioarchaeology. In line with trends seen in North America and elsewhere, such …

This paper investigates mutilation of the nose and ears in New Kingdom Egypt (c. 1550-
1070 bce). The topic is first contextualised within cross-cultural mutilation research, before …

Current fieldwork in the Pharaonic town upon Sai Island is focusing both on living conditions
and on the general layout of the town during the New Kingdom. The present paper …

Recent publications have stressed the elite-biased view of Pharaonic culture and especially
of daily life. 1 Primarily based on the evaluation of texts and funerary remains of the upper …

Settlement patterns in Nubia (northern Sudan) in the 2nd Millennium BC are currently
investigated by diverse archaeological missions. This new fieldwork will potentially …