Mykola Tarasenko

Mykola Tarasenko is a Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. He serves as an Associated Fellow at Trinity College and holds leadership positions at the А. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies (NAS Ukraine), where he directs the Centre of Egyptology.

• Specializes in ancient Egyptian funerary literature and art, particularly the Book of the Dead
• Coordinates international projects like the Ukrainian Mummy Project and the Bab el-Gasus Project
• Focuses on visual-textual traditions of funerary objects (papyri, coffins, mummy bandages)
• Active in field archaeology across Egypt and Eastern Europe

His recent research integrates digital humanities through the Online Egyptological Bibliography project, addressing challenges in Cyrillic-script Egyptological materials. Publications emphasize Third Intermediate Period elite funeral practices and the dissemination of Egyptian artifacts in Eastern Europe.