| International conference "Decoding signs of identity" December 2013 |
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| On 13th-15th December 2013 the conference "Decoding signs of identity. Egyptian workmen's marks in archaeological, historical, comparative and theoretical perspective" took place at Leiden University. The conference was a part of the research project 'Symbolizing Identity. Identity marks and their relation to writing in New Kingdom Egypt', which is financed by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), and carried out at the Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University. The conference was hosted by LIAS from 13 to 15 December 2013. Topics included non-textual identity marks in Ancient Egypt, in particular the system employed by the workmen of the royal necropolis of the New Kingdom at Thebes, as well as comparable marking systems in other cultures and periods, historical and archaeological backgrounds, and theoretical and comparative aspects. The conference was organised in four different sessions and was closed with a panel discussion. Venue: Gravensteen and Lipsius buildings, Leiden University. PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH Session 1. Comparative studies Jean-Louis van Belle (Centre International de Recherches Glyptographiques) Marques emblématiques, marques monogrammatiques: un choix, deux logiques (Belgique, Espagne, France, XIIe- XVIIIe) Kamil Kuraszkiewicz (Uniwersytet Warszawski) Marks on the faience tiles from the "Blue Chambers" of the Netjerykhet's funerary complex Maria Nilsson (Lunds Universitet) Quarry Marks in Gebel el Silsila - signifiers of men and gods alike? Nico Staring (Macquarie University, Sydney) New Kingdom non-textual tomb-graffiti at Saqqara Athena van der Perre (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) Marking the ceilings: the quarries of the Amarna Period Anna Wodzinska (Uniwersytet Warszawski) Pot marks from the workmen's village at Giza. Social and economic implications Joám Evans Pim (Galiza, Academia Galega da Língua Portuguesa) Title to be announced Dirk de Vries (Universiteit Leiden) Title to be announced SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH Session 2. The Theban necropolis and its administration Dimitri Laboury (Université Liège) Title to be announced Kathrin Gabler (Universität München) The service personnel of Deir el-Medina: Methods of identification Rob Demarée (Universiteit Leiden) Title to be announced Jaana Toivari-Viitala (Helsingin Yliopisto) Title to be announced Session 3. Theoretical aspects Wolfgang Behr (Universität Zürich) Title to be announced Ludwig Morenz (Universität Bonn) Title to be announced Kyra van der Moezel (Universiteit Leiden) Identity marks from Deir el-Medina: a theoretical approach Alex de Voogt (American Museum of Natural History) Numbers that don't count: historical and experimental evidence of "numbered signs" Oliver Perrin (United States, Independent Researcher) Title to be announced SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15TH Session 4. Identity marks in the Theban royal necropolis Mark Collier (University of Liverpool) Integrating hieratic and marks data for the prosopography of 20th dynasty workmen: Of Neferhoteps, Meryres and beyond Slawomir Rzepka (Uniwersytet Warszawski) Dating of 'funny signs' in Theban rock graffiti Ben Haring (Universiteit Leiden) Title to be announced Daniel Soliman (Universiteit Leiden) The functional context of Ramesside marks ostraca from Deir el-Medina Discussion panel Announcement of the conference made by Daniel Soliman to the EEF http://www.hum.leiden.edu/lias/highlights/13-15-dec-decoding-signs-of-identity.html The page was created on November 11th 2013 |
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