جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

• Archaeology
• Mesoamerican Studies
• Material Culture
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Javier Urcid is the Jane's Chair Professor of Latin American Studies in the Department of Anthropology at Brandeis University, where he also chairs the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program within the School of Arts and Sciences. His academic background includes a Ph.D. and M.A. from Yale University, as well as degrees from Universidad de las Americas, A.C. His research focuses on Mesoamerican archaeology, particularly the development of complex societies, writing systems, material culture, and mortuary practices in ancient Central America. Key areas of expertise include Zapotec hieroglyphs, ritual practices, and the sociopolitical dynamics of pre-Columbian civilizations. Urcid has held prestigious fellowships such as the Sterling Prize Fellowship at Yale (1983–1984) and the Instituto Welte para Estudios Oaxaqueños Fellowship (1979). His scholarship bridges archaeology, epigraphy, and ethnohistory, with notable contributions to understanding inscriptions, sacred landscapes, and cultural memory in Oaxaca and beyond. He has authored influential works on topics like human sacrifice, scribal traditions, and the symbolic roles of artifacts in Mesoamerican societies. His research extends to material analysis, such as shell ornaments and carved stones, alongside explorations of writing systems and their societal functions. Urcid’s work often integrates interdisciplinary methods, emphasizing the interconnectedness of art, politics, and ritual in ancient Mesoamerica. He actively contributes to scholarly discourse through publications, including articles in Signs and Society , a journal he co-founded to advance open-access research in the field.

Mark Nederhofمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Computational Linguistics
• Formal Language Theory
• Writing Systems
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Dr. Mark Nederhof is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews. His research focuses on computational linguistics, formal language theory, and ancient writing systems, particularly Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and hieratic texts. He has contributed to Unicode standards for hieroglyphic encoding and developed tools like the NewGardiner font and HieroJax for digital text representation. Education: PhD in Theoretical Computer Science from Radboud University (1994), MSc in Computer Science from Radboud University (1990). Research Interests: Formal grammars and parsing algorithms Unicode encoding for ancient scripts Computational analysis of hieroglyphic texts Machine translation evaluation Publications: 40+ peer-reviewed articles focusing on computational linguistics, hieroglyphic text processing, and algorithm optimization. Advising: Supervises PhD student Yunzhe Yuan. Involved in grants such as the Leverhulme Trust-funded 'Alignment of Textual Resources' project. Contributions: Open-source tools like NewGardiner for hieroglyphic fonts and HieroJax for web-based hieroglyphic display.

Marco Santiniمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Ancient History
• Iron Age Mediterranean
• Near Eastern Studies
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Dr. Marco Santini is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Edinburgh, appointed in January 2025. Previously, he was a Fellow by Examination in Ancient History at Magdalen College, University of Oxford (2022-2024) and a Postgraduate Research Associate and Lecturer at Princeton University (2021-2022). His academic trajectory spans elite institutions across Europe and North America, with specialized focus on the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean and Near East. His educational credentials include: BA Classics, University of Pisa (2014) MA Classical Philology and Ancient History, University of Pisa (2016) Diploma di Licenza (BA & MA equivalent) in Classical Philology, Linguistics and History, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa (2017) MA Classics, Princeton University (2018) PhD Ancient History, Princeton University (2021) Santini's research interrogates political, social, and cultural dynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean during the Iron Age (1200-600 BC), with concentrated expertise on Greece-Anatolia-Levant interactions. He pioneers interdisciplinary approaches examining political thought, ethnic identity formation, cultural memory, and multiculturalism through linguistic analysis of Anatolian (Luwian, Hittite, Carian) and Semitic (Akkadian, Hebrew, Aramaic) languages. His work reveals how multilingualism shaped power structures and cross-cultural exchanges in ancient societies. Analysis of his publication record since 2016 demonstrates consistent thematic evolution: early work centered on Hellenistic Caria and Halikarnassos epigraphy, gradually shifting toward Iron Age Anatolian political systems (Phrygia, Lydia) and cross-Mediterranean conceptual transfers like tyranny. A defining methodological signature is his integration of linguistic evidence with historical analysis to decode power dynamics, particularly evident in his 2024 articles on Phrygian hegemony and Anatolian-Greek political parallels. His scholarly recognition includes: Hyde Fellowship for doctoral research at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (2019-2020) CECIL Visiting Fellowship at the University of Pisa (2024) Evans-Pritchard Lecturer appointment at All Souls College, Oxford (Spring 2026) Actively recruiting PhD candidates, Santini supervises research on early Greek society, Iron Age Mediterranean interactions, and 1st-millennium Anatolian states (Neo-Hittite kingdoms, Phrygia, Lydia). His collaborative research portfolio includes the Greek Economic Inscriptions database (2015-2017), Getty Foundation's "Material Entanglements" project (2018-2020), Oxford's "A World History of Ritual" (2022-2024), and the "Ancient Anatolia Network" (2023-2024), demonstrating sustained engagement with major international research consortia. Current major projects include his monograph "A Common Path in a Diverse World: Political Development in the Iron Age Eastern Mediterranean" analyzing post-Bronze Age political evolution, and a Cambridge Elements volume on "Political Geographies of the Iron Age Mediterranean", positioning him at the forefront of Mediterranean macrohistorical synthesis.

Silvia Alauraمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Near Eastern Archaeology
• Hittitology
• Hittite Culture
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Dr. Silvia Alaura is a Senior Researcher at the National Research Council (CNR) in Rome and an Adjunct Professor at Sapienza Università di Roma. Her career spans Near Eastern Archaeology, Hittitology, and the history of ancient Near Eastern studies, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to cultural rediscovery. PhD in Near Eastern Archaeology and Hittitology, University of Florence (1998) Postdoctoral research, Freie Universität Berlin (Gerda-Henkel-Stiftung fellowship) Her research explores Hittite culture through philology, archaeology, and the historiography of ancient Near Eastern studies. Key projects include directing GRISSO (Interdisciplinary Research Group on History of Oriental Studies) and leading the Italian PRIN 2022 PNRR project DiWA (Dialogues between ancient Western Asia and us), alongside coordinating the CNR Research Unit for PRIN 2022 project ALandA (Ancient Landscapes of Anatolia). Recent publications analyze cuneiform sources on amber trade, Victorian-era Hittite studies, and interdisciplinary methodologies in rediscovering ancient cultures. She has held visiting scholar roles at the University of Oxford and Yale University. Scientific Awards: Gerda-Henkel-Stiftung Fellowship Editorial Roles: Editor-in-Chief, Documenta Asiana (Quasar Edizioni) Co-Editor-in-Chief and Founder, HANESE (De Gruyter Brill) Advisory Board Member, SMEA NS and ASA Leadership: Director of GRISSO project since 2014 Principal Investigator for PRIN 2022 PNRR DiWA Coordinator, CNR Rome Research Unit for PRIN 2022 ALandA

Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Egyptology
• Ancient Egyptian Cursive Scripts
• Digital Humanities
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Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Verhoeven-van Elsbergen is a Senior Research Professor and Head of the Mainz Academy project "Ancient Egyptian Cursive Scripts (AKU)" at the Institute of Ancient Studies | Egyptology , Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Her academic career spans leadership roles in DFG-funded projects, international Egyptological associations, and interdisciplinary research initiatives. Her research focuses on Ancient Egyptian scripts , particularly hieroglyphic and hieratic cursive forms , with applications in digital humanities and material culture studies . Key projects include documentation of the Necropolis of Assiut and analysis of the Mammisi of Edfu . She contributes to the academic community through editorial work and international collaboration. Scientific awards include the Gutenberg Research College Fellowship Academy Prize of Rhineland-Palatinate Fondation Michela Schiff Giorgini Prize . She serves on advisory boards like the Central Directorate of the German Archaeological Institute and the review board of the German Research Foundation, with terminated roles such as Deputy Managing Director of the Institute of Ancient Studies and spokesperson for German-speaking Egyptology.

Metin Alparslanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Hittite Historical Geography
• Anatolian Archaeology
• Political Rule and Administrative Structures
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Dr. Metin Alparslan is an Associate Professor at Istanbul University, specializing in Hethitology. He has been actively involved in archaeological excavations at Hattusha/Boğazköy, Elbistan Karahöyük, Oylum Höyük, and the Yesemek Survey since the late 1990s. His academic career spans roles as a scientific assistant (1997), assistant professor (2008), and associate professor (2018). He is a member of the Türk Eskiçağ Bilimleri Enstitüsü (since 2013) and corresponding member of the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (since 2015). Education: Began with Classical Archaeology, later obtained Magister Artium (2000) and PhD (2007) in Hethitology from Istanbul University. Metin Alparslan focuses on Hittite historical geography, political structures, and trade routes in Anatolia. His research explores the topography of Hattusa, administrative practices in the Hittite Empire, and the integration of archaeological and textual evidence. He contributes to interdisciplinary projects under the DFG Centre for Advanced Study 2615, particularly on rethinking 'Oriental Despotism' through Hittite and Anatolian studies. His publications from 1999–2019 include analyses of Hittite trade, historical geography, seals, hieroglyphs, and archaeological contexts. Collaborative works often involve his spouse, M. Doğan-Alparslan, and colleagues like A. Dinçol and E. Konyar. He has contributed to projects such as the Boğazköy-Hattuşa excavations and the Yesemek Survey, combining philology with fieldwork. As a visiting scientist at KFG 2615 (May–July 2020), he collaborated on interdisciplinary research. His expertise bridges textual analysis with material culture, emphasizing the synthesis of historical and archaeological data in Anatolia.

Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Egyptology
• Zooarchaeology
• Ornithology
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Rozenn Bailleul-LeSuer is a researcher affiliated with the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, where she focuses on Egyptology, zooarchaeology, and ornithology. Her work integrates modern scientific imaging techniques with ancient cultural studies, particularly examining bird mummies and their roles in religious, economic, and symbolic contexts. She has curated major exhibits like Between Heaven and Earth: Birds in Ancient Egypt , which combined artifact analysis with interdisciplinary research. Her research emphasizes non-destructive conservation methods and the reinterpretation of historical artifacts through advanced technologies like CT scans and terahertz imaging. She holds expertise in the socio-economic exploitation of birds in Pharaonic Egypt, including capture techniques, temple aviculture, and domestic husbandry practices. Her studies also explore the evolution of conservation attitudes over time, comparing historical approaches with contemporary preventive measures. She collaborates with institutions such as the Ashmolean Museum and has published widely on topics ranging from ancient energy resources to the cultural significance of birds in biblical antiquity. Her contributions include editing Between Heaven and Earth (2012), co-authoring papers on terahertz imaging applications, and presenting at conferences like the Summer Teacher Institute on energy history and museum practices. She has also reviewed key publications on ritual bird use in Syria-Palestine and Egyptian epigraphy.

• General Linguistics
• Indo-European Linguistics
• Comparative Linguistics
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Prof. Maria Kitova-Vasileva is a Professor at New Bulgarian University's Department of Romance and German Studies. She holds a Doctor of Science degree in Philological Sciences (2002) and has been a Professor since 2006. Her research focuses on general linguistics, Indo-European studies, comparative Romance linguistics, and the history of the Spanish language. She has published extensively on topics such as modal categories in Spanish, historical syntax, and cross-linguistic morphosyntactic comparisons. She teaches courses on language history, comparative linguistics, and Spanish in the Americas. Education: B.A. in Spanish Philology from Sofia University (1972), Ph.D. in 1983, and Doctor of Philological Sciences in 2002. She completed postgraduate studies in Linguistics in Colombia and specialized in Indo-European linguistics at Sofia University. Professional Activities: Member of international associations including the International Association for Spanish Language History and the Bulgarian Association of Hispanists. She has lectured at universities in Madrid, Stockholm, Salamanca, Barcelona, and others. Her publications include over 40 monographs, studies, and articles, focusing on historical linguistics, modal systems, and language evolution. Academic Contributions: Has authored textbooks on Spanish morphology and syntax, and her recent works explore the origins of linguistic science and ancient writing systems. She coordinates courses on the science of language and ancient civilizations at NBU.

Michael D. Carrascoمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Indigenous cultures of the Americas
• Mesoamerican iconography and epigraphy
• Critical heritage studies
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Michael D. Carrasco is Associate Dean for Research in the College of Fine Arts and Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at Florida State University . He is internationally recognized for his interdisciplinary scholarship on the Indigenous cultures of the Americas, particularly Mesoamerican art, iconography, and writing systems. Education: While the text does not list specific degrees, his deep expertise and tenure-track/leadership roles indicate advanced training in art history, anthropology, and digital heritage studies. Research Interests: Indigenous visual cultures of the Americas Mesoamerican iconography, epigraphy, and poetics Critical heritage studies & digital humanities Ethnobotany, foodways, and bioheritage Relationships between traditional expressive cultures and the contemporary global art system His work bridges the humanities and sciences, combining art-historical analysis with digital imaging, archaeometry, and collaborative fieldwork involving botanists, geneticists, archaeologists, and museum professionals. Current projects include books on Maya myth and literature and the co-direction of the Mesoamerican Corpus of Formative Period Art and Writing . Scientific Awards & Grants: Daniel F. Austin Award for Under the Shade of Thipaak National Endowment for the Humanities Collaborative Research Grant (2021–2023) NEH Fellowship (2016–2017) CONACYT Fronteras de la Ciencia Grant (Co-PI, 2016–2018) CLAIR Furusato Vision Project Grant (2017) Doctoral & MA Advising: Carrasco has chaired or co-chaired dissertations on topics ranging from the visuality of foodways in post-revolutionary Mexico to colonial cartography and Mixtec codices. Prospective students are encouraged to contact him in advance. Labs & Teams: He co-directs the Mesoamerican Corpus of Formative Period Art and Writing and has founded multidisciplinary initiatives linking FSU with digital heritage foundations, museums, and international research partners.

• Classification Systems
• Typology
• Cognitive Linguistics
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Thekla Wiebusch is a CNRS Researcher at the Centre de Recherches Linguistiques sur l'Asie Orientale (CRLAO) , focusing on classification systems in Sino-Tibetan languages . Her work integrates typology , cognitive linguistics , and corpus analysis to study diachronic evolution of numeral classifiers , writing systems , and language contact in Chinese. Research Areas : Classification Systems, Typology, Cognitive Linguistics, Sino-Tibetan Languages Affiliation : CNRS (CRLAO), Max Planck Institute collaboration Publications include studies on loanwords in Chinese , diachronic classifier shifts , and graphic classification in scripts . She co-organized international workshops like the COST Action A31 and contributed to databases such as LWT and SyClaD . Her collaborative projects span France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Israel. Conference Activities cover topics like verb classification , semantic determinatives , and language standardization , presented at venues including the International Association of Chinese Linguistics and International Cognitive Linguistics Conference . Leadership Roles : Vice-President of the European Association of Chinese Linguistics , Chair of COST Action A31 Teaching : Summer School on database use for classification systems

• Egyptology
• Ancient History
• History of Religion
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Prof. Sergei Simeonov Ignatov is a full-time Professor at the New Bulgarian University (NBU) , where he founded Egyptology studies and serves as Director of Egyptology Programs (MP and DP) and Chair of the Department of Mediterranean and Eastern Studies. He also lectures at Sofia University and acts as Rector of NBU. Bachelor's in Egyptology from Saint Petersburg University (1985) PhD in Egyptology from Saint Petersburg University (1994) Associate Professor at Sofia University (1997) His research interests focus on ancient Egyptian literature, particularly the Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor , exploring themes like narrative structure, religious symbolism, and historical context. He specializes in Middle Kingdom philology, iconography, and the interplay between word and image in Egyptian culture. The scientific trends in his publications span Egyptology, linguistics, and comparative mythology, with emphasis on textual analysis, political history, and cultural transmission. Key subfields include Middle Kingdom literature, hieratic script studies, divine representation, and symbolic geography. Prof. Ignatov leads the Bulgarian Research Mission in Egypt since 2000 and teaches courses like GENB070 Society, Economics and Business . He has contributed extensively to Egyptology through monographs, dissertations, and journal articles.

• Egyptology
• Ancient Near Eastern Studies
• Ptolemaic Period
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Daniel von Recklinghausen is a researcher in Ancient Studies and Art History at the University of Tübingen, Faculty of Humanities. His career spans roles as a field director, curator, and academic collaborator, focusing on Egyptian temple inscriptions and religious practices during the Greek-Roman period. Research interests include: Inscriptions and decoration of Greek-Roman period temples History of the Greek-Roman period in Egypt Religious syncretism and iconography Hellenistic and Roman administrative texts Preservation of late Egyptian scripts Archaeological documentation methods Recent publications analyze Ptolemaic decrees, temple zodiacs, and ritual practices, emphasizing the interplay between indigenous Egyptian and imported Hellenistic elements. He leads the Tübingen Esna Project and collaborates with international institutions like CNRS (Paris) and DFG. Academic roles : 2010–2021: Researcher in the project 'The Temple as Canon of Egyptian Religion' (Tübingen) 2022–present: Researcher in the DFG-funded 'Multidimensional Philology in the Pronaos of Esna' project 2018–present: Field Director of the Tübingen Esna Project

Zoltán Fábiánمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Egyptology
• Art History
• Archaeology
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Zoltán Fábián is an Assistant Professor (part-time) in the Department of Art History at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. He also holds a position as Associate Professor at Gáspár Károli Reformed University's Department of Ancient Studies. He earned his PhD in Historical Sciences (Egyptology) from Eötvös Loránd University in 2001, followed by a Habilitation in 2010. His educational background includes degrees in History, English, and Egyptology. His research focuses on Egyptology , Art History , and Archaeology , with specialization in Ancient Egyptian funerary texts, tomb excavations (particularly TT 184 and TT 32 in Thebes), epigraphy, and religious practices. His publications analyze artistic motifs, ritual significance, and archaeological findings from New Kingdom necropolises. Fieldwork is central to his career: He directed annual excavations at TT 184 (Nefermenu) from 1995–2011 and participated in the Hungarian Archaeological Mission at TT 32 (1985–1994). Additional research includes extended stays in Egypt and Italy. He has presented at international conferences including the World Congresses of Egyptology. Teaching activities include seminars and lectures on Prehistory, Ancient Egyptian/Greek/Roman art, and archaeological publication methodologies.

Zachary Hrubyمشاهده پروفایل

استاد مدعو

• Mesoamerican Archaeology
• Lithic Technologies
• Economic Anthropology
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Zachary Hruby is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Philosophy at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), part of the College of Arts and Sciences. He specializes in Mesoamerican archaeology, with a focus on Maya civilization, lithic technologies, and ritual practices. His research spans sites in Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and the American West, including studies of obsidian caches and ritual deposition patterns. Hruby holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside, along with an M.A. from Brigham Young University and a B.A. from Humboldt State University. His teaching includes courses such as Archaeology of Mesoamerica , Mesoamerican Indians , and Peoples of Latin America & the Caribbean . Notable research contributions include analysis of the Copan obsidian cache and fieldwork at sites like Piedras Negras and El Peru-Waka. He has been recognized for his expertise through an invited lecture in Japan (2015). Current projects include investigations of the lost Contact Period city of Nito on Guatemala’s Caribbean Coast and studies of lithic production’s role in Maya socio-political structures.

John Coleman Darnellمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Egyptian Religion
• Cryptography
• Ancient Egyptian Scripts
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John Coleman Darnell is a Professor of Egyptology at Yale University's Department of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations. He holds academic positions since 1998, progressing from Assistant to Associate Professor before becoming Full Professor in 2005. His research focuses on Egyptian religion, cryptography, and the archaeological remains of Graeco-Roman Egypt's Western Desert. Darnell directs the Theban Desert Road Survey and Yale Toshka Desert Survey, which investigate ancient desert activity and state formation. His fieldwork has uncovered pivotal discoveries like the Scorpion tableau (earliest Egyptian historical record) and early alphabetic inscriptions in Wadi el-Hol. He teaches courses on Egyptian religion, history, and ancient texts, integrating epigraphy and material analysis with Yale Peabody Museum resources. Education: BA (1984), MA (1985) from Johns Hopkins University; PhD (1995) from The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. His research emphasizes rock inscriptions' role in defining 'ordered space,' iconographic syntax in Predynastic art, and desert economies' role in state development. Notable publications include Theban Desert Road Survey series and Tutankhamun’s Armies .