University Of Birmingham

Graduate Student, Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity

FT PhD student (Archaeology)

Arts and Law

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--- Aegean - Egyptian relations (c 1900-1400 BC) ---



My PhD thesis generates a greater understanding of Aegean - Egyptian relations, from the perspective of both Egyptology and Aegean Prehistory. It investigates the interactions of Crete and some of the Aegean islands (such as Thera, Kythera, Keos, etc.) with Egypt, through the world system approach  and transcultural networking and exchange.

Objectives of the thesis are I) to discuss the mechanisms of cultural transition, networking, trade and exchange between the Aegean and Egypt; II) to consider whether Aegean - Egyptian relations were direct or indirect; III) to investigate the role of the palaces / institutions and the extra-palatial individuals in these relations; IV) to evaluate any Aegean presence in Egypt and vice versa; and V) to examine the role that the Aegean and Egypt played in a world system frame of core-periphery interactions.

In order to meet these objectives, the thesis discusses artefacts (Aegean from Egypt, Egyptian from Crete and the Archipelago, Aegeanising, Egyptianising and other) and written records, with the purpose of demonstrating the economic, social, cultural and diplomatic nature of the Aegean - Egyptian liaison and its protagonists. Two case-studies are examined in detail: The Aegean presence in Avaris (modern Tell el-Dab'a, Egypt), with special emphasis placed on the Avaris frescoes; and the Aegean processional scenes in the Theban Tombs of Nobles (West Bank of modern Luxor, Egypt).

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