Introduction to Egyptian Archaeology

Description

Through knowledge and understanding, students will be able to: • Comprehend the Ancient Egyptian chronology and different historical periods. • Distinguish the distinct phases of artistic and architectural development of Ancient Egypt. • Appreciate the culture and religion of Ancient Egypt. • Analyse how the study of Ancient Egypt has started. • Name the different scripts and phases of the Ancient Egyptian language. • Recognise the importance of Ancient Egypt in the Ancient World.

Program

Egyptian Archaeology

Objectives

• This course is an introduction to the art, architecture, culture, religion, society, and history of the Ancient Egyptians. It also briefly discusses the history of discovering Egypt in the Western and Eastern sources and the development of Egyptology as a discipline. It touches briefly upon the language of Ancient Egypt and its different development phases. The course will also include a selected reading from the Ancient Egyptian literature. It also analyses briefly Ancient Egypt’s geopolitical position in the Ancient World and its relationship with its neighbours. Students also will know what the main references for the field of Egyptian Archaeology are as the Lexicon der Aegyptologie, Porter and Moss, etc., and how to use these different resources for research.