Studying Graeco-Roman Egypt: New Approaches in a New Generation

Studying Graeco-Roman Egypt: New Approaches in a New Generation

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Fachbereich Alte Geschichte, Universität Basel
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Departement für Altertumswissenschaften, Petersgraben 51, R 306, 4051 Basel
Ort
Basel
Land
Switzerland
Vom - Bis
08.12.2017 - 08.12.2017
Von
Sabine R. Huebner

The Institute of Ancient History at the University of Basel is organizing an international

RESEARCH SHOWCASE

"Studying Graeco-Roman Egypt:
New Approaches in a New Generation"

on December 8, 2017

Everyone is welcome to attend. There is no conference fee. For further information, please contact either sabine.huebner@unibas.ch, irene.soto.marin@gmail.com, or matthias.stern@unibas.ch.

The event is generously funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

Programm

9:00 Welcome and Coffee

9:30 - 10:00 Andrew Hogan (Yale), "Pharaohs and Finance: Theoretical and Practical Considerations for the Ptolemaic Period”

10:00 - 10:30 Casey L. Kirkpatrick (Western University) “Bioarchaeology at Fag El-Gamous Cemetery: A New Beginning”

10:30 - 11:00 Nico Dogaer (KU Leuven) “'Oh, What a Tangled Web We Weave?’ Potential and Pitfalls of Network Analytical Approaches to Graeco-Roman Egypt”

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:00 Matthias Stern (Basel) “IEMP or What Else? On Local Power Relations in Late Antique Egypt”

12:00 - 12:30 Fabian Wespi (Heidelberg) “Catching Demotic Sign Shapes: The Digital Study of Demotic Palaeography and Orthography”

12:30 - 13:00 General Discussion

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 - 15:00 Joseph Sanzo (LMU München) “Beyond Syncretism and Blurred Boundaries: Reimagining “Christian Amulets” from Late Antique Egypt”

15:00 - 15:30 Serena Causo (Basel) "Path dependence" and Changes in Third century Agrarian Economy of the Fayum: Preliminary Work”

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:30 Emily Cole (ISAW, New York) “Between Lake and Desert: Recent Research into Settlements of the Graeco-Roman Northeast Fayum”

16:30 - 17:00 Irene Soto (Basel) “Chasing Monies: Digital Tools and Mapping Strategies for Late Antique Egypt“

17:00 Final Discussion

Kontakt

Prof. Dr. Sabine R. Huebner
Fachbereich Alte Geschichte
Departement Altertumswissenschaften
Petersgraben 51
4051 Basel

sabine.huebner@unibas.ch

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