Egyptology (research) (MA)
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Dr. Ben Haring
Ben Haring is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. His research interest covers the social, economic, administrative and legal aspects of Pharaonic Egypt, especially the role of texts and writing in society. View his full profile here.
Dr. Miriam Müller
Miriam Müller is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. She is an Egyptian archaeologist and especially interested in the spatial organization of domestic architecture in the pharaonic period and its social implications. She is currently working on aspects of the formation of identity at the household level, in particular through ancestor cults. View her full profile here.
Prof.dr. Olaf Kaper
Olaf Kaper is a professor of Egyptology at Leiden University, specialised in the New Kingdom to Greek and Roman Periods. An expert in the fields of Egyptian religion, iconography and cultural history, he furthermore excavates in the Dakhleh Oasis. View his full profile here.
Dr. Nico Staring
Nico Staring is an archaeologist specialising in pharaonic Egyptian archaeology, art and material culture, especially of the Late Bronze Age (New Kingdom, c. 1539-1078 BCE). The main focus of his research is on the Memphite necropolis at Saqqara near modern-day Cairo, where he also conducts archaeological fieldwork. View his full profile here.