Field mission at Deir el Medina

Lecture by Chiara Spinazzi-Lucchesi, CTR.

Archaeological textiles from the New Kingdom period at Deir el-Medina have been inadequately documented, primarily relying on the limited publication of the textile assemblage found in the tomb of Kha and Merit in Turin, as well as excavation reports by Bernard Bruyère. Since 2022, a comprehensive project has been initiated to document textiles, with a particular emphasis on the New Kingdom materials.

A substantial assemblage, predominantly sourced from the Eastern cemetery, is available on-site. The primary objective of this research is to elucidate the typology of textiles utilised in burial practices, including their quality, thread preparation and weaving details. Such insights are crucial for understanding the social and economic impact of such a large textile production. This talk will present the evidence collected and discuss the results and open questions of the research after three seasons of work.

CTR meetings and lectures Spring 2024

Every other Tuesday at CTR, we have administrative meetings running through the semester, followed by a scientific presentation, either by a CTR member or an invited scholar. We kindly invite everyone interested to join these lectures.

Lecture, ca. 14:00-14:45

The weekly lecture will start at 14:00 and will be followed by a free discussion amongst all participants. Please see the program below. You are more than welcome to join us in person at CTR, University of Copenhagen South  Campus, room 11B-1-05.

If dates are still open for lectures in the calendar, you are more than welcome to write to us with suggestions for speakers.

Zoom Link

You can join us via Zoom in case you are not able to attend the event in person. In that case, simply follow this link.

We expect everybody to turn on the camera and have your name as the “name tag”. It will be possible to join the discussion but until personally addressed, we ask all participants to be muted.

Meeting 15:00-16:00

The second hour, 15:00-16:00, is mainly reserved for CTR members, yet if anyone would like to join, they are welcome. The meeting consists of general administrative and CTR-related news and information as well as “News around the table”, where everyone gives a short update on their projects. Anyone participating in the meeting is expected to join this, also if you are not a member of CTR.