Objectif The Hyksos (Greek rendering of the Egyptian title “rulers of the foreign countries”) were a dynasty of foreign rulers of Egypt between c.1640 and 1530 BC. Some modern researchers, following the ancient historian Flavius Josephus (1st cent. AD) thought they were ancestors of the early Israelites, others suggested that their appearance should be tied to the Hurrian expansion to the Levant. Most scholars today think, according to the onomastic data, that they were western Semites. Their geographical origin in the Levant, their seizure of power and their role in history, remains, however, an enigma, as the period is poorly represented in texts. Nevertheless the Hyksos phenomenon has thus far mainly been studied by text-based Egyptology. In the last decades, however, excavations at T. el-Dab‘a, T. el-Rotaba, T. el Maskhuta and other places in the eastern Delta have produced an enormous wealth of new data such as urban settlements, palaces, tombs, temples, offering remains, besides enormous quantities of material culture and physical remains which can be attributed to the carriers of the Hyksos rule and their predecessors. These materials, left thus far largely aside in the historical discussion, can be utilised as first class historical sources. The envisaged investigations will be conducted in 8 interrelated research tracks, incorporating an array of archaeological, historical, theoretical and analytical sciences. The aim is to reveal in a holistic approach the origin, the dialogue with and the impact of western Asiatic people on culture of the host country and finally their heritage. They played a much greater role in the history of the Old World than envisaged and pushed Egypt into the focus of what happened in the Near East in the 2nd millennium BC. This innovative exploration of the Hyksos phenomenon has the potential to write a new chapter in the history of this salient region and offer a model. Champ scientifique humanitieshistory and archaeologyhistoryancient historynatural sciencesbiological sciencesgeneticsDNAsocial sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrationshumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionreligions Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Thème(s) ERC-ADG-2014 - ERC Advanced Grant Appel à propositions ERC-2014-ADG Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement ERC-ADG - Advanced Grant Institution d’accueil OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN Contribution nette de l'UE € 1 957 506,50 Adresse DR. IGNAZ SEIPEL-PLATZ 2 1010 Wien Autriche Voir sur la carte Région Ostösterreich Wien Wien Type d’activité Research Organisations Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 1 957 506,50 Bénéficiaires (2) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution nette de l'UE Tout développer Tout réduire OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN Autriche Contribution nette de l'UE € 1 957 506,50 Adresse DR. IGNAZ SEIPEL-PLATZ 2 1010 Wien Voir sur la carte Région Ostösterreich Wien Wien Type d’activité Research Organisations Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 1 957 506,50 BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY Royaume-Uni Contribution nette de l'UE € 489 312,50 Adresse FERN BARROW BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY BH12 5BB Poole Voir sur la carte Région South West (England) Dorset and Somerset Bournemouth Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Participation aux programmes de R&I de l'UE Opens in new window Réseau de collaboration HORIZON Opens in new window Coût total € 489 312,50
