Cel Pharaonic Egypt is commonly known for its pyramids and tomb treasures. The present knowledge of Egyptian everyday life and social structures derives mostly from mortuary records associated with the upper classes, whereas traces of ordinary life from domestic sites are generally disregarded. Settlement archaeology in Egypt and Nubia (Ancient North Sudan) is still in its infancy; it is timely to strenghten this field. Responsible for the pottery at three major settlement sites (Abydos and Elephantine in Egypt; Sai Island in Sudan), the PI is in a unique position to co-ordinate a research project on settlement patterns in Northeast Africa of the 2nd millennium BC based on the detailed analysis of material remains. The selected case studies situated across ancient and modern borders and of diverse environmental and cultural preconditions, show very similar archaeological remains. Up to now, no attempt has been made to explain this situation in detail.The focus of the project is the well-preserved, only partially explored site of Sai Island, seemingly an Egyptian microcosm in New Kingdom Upper Nubia. Little time is left to conduct the requisite large-scale archaeology as Sai is endangered by the planned high dam of Dal. With the application of microarchaeology we will introduce an approach that is new in Egyptian settlement archaeology. Our interdisciplinary research will result in novel insights into (a) multifaceted lives on Sai at a micro-spatial level and (b) domestic life in 2nd millennium BC Egypt and Nubia from a macroscopic view. The present understanding of the political situation in Upper Nubia during the New Kingdom as based on written records will be significantly enlarged by the envisaged approach. Furthermore, in reconstructing Sai Island as “home away from home”, the project presents a showcase study of what we can learn about acculturation and adaptation from ancient cultures, in this case from the coexistence of Egyptians and Nubians Dziedzina nauki humanitieshistory and archaeologyarchaeology Program(-y) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Temat(-y) ERC-SG-SH6 - ERC Starting Grant - The study of the human past Zaproszenie do składania wniosków ERC-2012-StG_20111124 Zobacz inne projekty w ramach tego zaproszenia System finansowania ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Instytucja przyjmująca LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Wkład UE € 811 762,74 Adres GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1 80539 Muenchen Niemcy Zobacz na mapie Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kierownik naukowy Julia Budka (Dr.) Kontakt administracyjny Dorothee Strobl-Hasebrink (Ms.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych Beneficjenci (2) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN Niemcy Wkład UE € 811 762,74 Adres GESCHWISTER SCHOLL PLATZ 1 80539 Muenchen Zobacz na mapie Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Kreisfreie Stadt Rodzaj działalności Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Kierownik naukowy Julia Budka (Dr.) Kontakt administracyjny Dorothee Strobl-Hasebrink (Ms.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych OESTERREICHISCHE AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN Zakończenie uczestnictwa Austria Wkład UE € 685 697,26 Adres DR. IGNAZ SEIPEL-PLATZ 2 1010 Wien Zobacz na mapie Region Ostösterreich Wien Wien Rodzaj działalności Research Organisations Kontakt administracyjny Dagmar Melman (Ms.) Linki Kontakt z organizacją Opens in new window Strona internetowa Opens in new window Koszt całkowity Brak danych