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Laurel D Bestock is an Associate Professor of Archaeology and the Ancient World, Egyptology and Assyriology, and History of Art and Architecture at Brown University. Her research focuses on material culture of the Nile Valley, archaeological methodology, and the intersection of art, architecture, and power in ancient Egypt and Nubia. She co-directs the Uronarti Regional Archaeology Project in Sudan, investigating Egyptian fortifications and cultural interactions in the Middle Kingdom period. Bestock holds a BA from Brown University and MA/PhD from NYU's Institute of Fine Arts.
Her work includes methodological contributions to archaeological recording systems and studies of kingship, monumentality, and visual propaganda in ancient Egypt. Key publications include Violence and Power in Ancient Egypt (2017) and numerous articles on Egyptian-Nubian frontiers and funerary practices. Awards include the 2018 John Rowe Workman Award for Teaching in the Humanities and the Henry Meritt Wriston Teaching Award.
- Research Affiliations: Archaeology & Ancient World, Egyptology, Art History
- Projects: Uronarti excavations, Abydos Project, tablet-based archaeological recording system
- Teaching: Courses on Egyptian archaeology, ancient art, and cultural heritage
Her interdisciplinary approach bridges archaeology, art history, and historical analysis to explore ancient political strategies and cross-cultural dynamics. Current projects focus on developing field recording technologies and reinterpreting Egyptian artistic representations of power.
