Nuove direzioni della ricerca egiziana in Archeologia
(Ciclo di conferenze dedicate alle tematiche e tendenze attuali delle ricerca egiziana in ambito archeologico)
L’arte e le antichità dell’Antico Maghreb
Presentazione del libro “Le meraviglie delle antichità di Algeria”, a cura di Dr. Hend Ahmed Abu Shaheen
Introduzioni: Prof. Dr. Jan Achim Lichtenberger Cattedra di Archeologia Classica, Università di Münster, partecipazione al Cluster of Excellence, membro del Consiglio di Amministrazione e dell’Assemblea Generale. Membro della Commissione per l’Uguaglianza e la Diversità. Campo di ricerca A Intrecci e disintrecci transculturali. Responsabile del Progetto A3-3 Tradizione e innovazione della mitologia e dei culti greco-fenici come riflesso nella monetazione imperiale. Incarico di insegnamento presso l’Istituto di Archeologia Classica di Tubinga. Responsabile del Progetto B1 Religione e politica nel più antico mezzo di comunicazione di massa dell’umanità. Immagini di monete reali dalla penisola iberica all’Hindu Kush (fino al 2012). Professore di Archeologia Classica presso l’Università Westfälische Wilhelms di Münster, Direttore del Museo Archeologico 2010-2016. Professore di Archeologia Classica presso l’Università Ruhr di Bochum 2013-2014. Fellow presso l’Institute for Advanced Studies, Gerusalemme 2009-2010. Consigliere accademico senior a Münster 2002-2009. Borsista Feodor Lynen presso l’Università di Cambridge e Visiting Fellow Fitzwilliam College 2002. Borsista di ricerca DFG e assistente di ricerca presso la Cattedra di Antico Testamento e Archeologia Biblica a Magonza 2001-2002.
Dott.ssa Khalaf Allah Shadia Direttore del Museo Nazionale Pubblico di Setif, Ispettore del Patrimonio Culturale, specialista in antichità, monete islamiche e ottomane Specialista in antichità islamiche, monete islamiche e ottomane, esperto presso il Ministero della Cultura e delle Arti algerino. Ha ricoperto la carica di direttore di tre musei nazionali algerini dal 2009 al 2025, ovvero il Museo Archeologico di Cirta, il Museo delle Arti e delle Espressioni Culturali/Città di Costantina e il Museo Archeologico di Setif. Ispettore del Patrimonio Culturale, Master e Dottorato in Archeologia. Produttore di programmi radiofonici sul patrimonio e professore presso l’Istituto di Storia, Dipartimento di Archeologia. Ha pubblicato numerosi articoli su antichità e musei, nonché numerosi libri sulle antichità e la storia della città di Setif e sulla personalità di Ahmed Bey, l’ultimo Bey della città di Costantina.
- Prima conferenza: Capolavori delle antichità dell’Est algerino
Dott.ssa Hend Ahmed Abu Shaheen Docente di Archeologia Greca e Romana presso la facoltà di Archeologia e lingue – Università di Matrouh dal 2023. Capo del Settore Promozione Turistica presso il Consiglio della Gioventù Egiziana. Laurea in Archeologia greco – romana Università di Damanhour (2012). Laurea Magistrale in Archeologia Greco – romana presso l’Università di Alessandria (2016). PHD di Ricerca in Archeologia Classica dall’Università di Alessandria (2019). Ha ricevuto Il premio per la migliore tesi di dottorato nel 2019 dall’Unione degli Archeologi Egiziani. Diploma in Documentazione del Patrimonio dall’Università del Cairo. (2023)
Abstract: L’antica zona dei paesi del Maghreb, in particolare la regione dell’Algeria, ha vissuto notevoli sconvolgimenti politici nei secoli precedenti l’era romana. Questo tumulto ha spinto gli artisti a registrare gli eventi storici attraverso sculture di re ed eroi, per assicurare la loro memoria. Il dominio romano, stabilito dopo la caduta di Cartagine, ha regalato un’era di fioritura artistica. Città romane come Dejmela, Timgad e Annaba prosperarono, mettendo in mostra un’architettura imponente, sculture intricate e mosaici vivaci. La presentazione si concentrerà su una selezione di questi tesori archeologici, con l’obiettivo di illuminare un periodo cruciale dell’antichità greco-romana.
- Seconda Conferenza: Tombe-torre a Palmira, Marina El-Alamain e M’Daourouch
Uno Studio Comparativo Archeologico Prof. Hanan Khamis Elshafie Capo del Dipartimento di Archeologia Greca e Romana presso la facoltà di Lettere dell’Università di Damanhur, Decano della facoltà di Lettere presso l’Università di Damanhur. Capo del Dipartimento di Archeologia Greca e Romana e supervisore del settore educativo a Nubaria presso l’Università di Damanhur.
Abstract: Palmira, strategicamente situata sulle rotte commerciali tra l’Eufrate e il Mediterraneo, prosperò sotto il dominio romano. La sua caratteristica più notevole sono le sue tombe a torre, strutture a più piani con numerose camere funerarie. Queste tombe, risalenti al I-II secolo d.C., probabilmente influenzarono tombe simili a Marina El Alamein, in Egitto, e verranno confrontate con quelle di M’Daourouch, in Algeria. Questa ricerca mira a confrontare queste tombe, analizzando i loro materiali di costruzione, i metodi, le decorazioni (sculture, dipinti), i soggetti raffigurati e le pratiche funerarie. I Palmiriani credevano nell’aldilà, come riflesso nelle loro elaborate tombe con porte scolpite, ventilazione e pareti decorative. I corpi venivano in genere inumati in loculi all’interno delle pareti della tomba.
Conferenza in lingua araba con traduzione in Inglese
**Conferenza disponibile sia in presenza che online
Domenica 2 Febbraio 2025 – CAI– 14 via Champollion – Downtown – Midan El Tahrir – Cairo – 18:00 (Cairo Local Time)
Evento gratuito e aperto al pubblico nei limiti dei posti diponibili.
La partecipazione è possibile anche online, tramite zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85996496257
CONFERENCE
New directions in Egyptian Scholarship Cycle
(Cycle of lectures discussing different current themes and trends of Egyptian scholars in archaeological research)
Arts and Archaeological Sites in Ancient Maghreb
Book discussion “Masterpieces of antiquities of the Algerian East” By Dr. Hend Ahmed Abu Shaheen
Introduction speeches: Prof. Dr. Jan Achim Lichtenberger
Professorship for Classical Archaeology, Münster University
Participation in the Cluster of Excellence
Board member and member of the General Assembly. Member of the Commission for Equality and Diversity. Research Field A Transcultural Entanglement and Disentanglement. Head of Project A3-3 Tradition and Innovation of Graeco-Phoenician Mythology and Cults as Reflected in Imperial Coinage. Teaching position at the Institute for Classical Archaeology in Tübingen. Head of Project B1 Religion and Politics in the Oldest Mass Medium of Humanity. Royal Coin Images from the Iberian Peninsula to the Hindu Kush (until 2012). Professor for Classical Archaeology at the Westfälische Wilhelms-University Münster, Director of the Archaeological Museum 2010 –2016. Professorship for Classical Archaeology at the Ruhr University Bochum 2013 – 2014. Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Jerusalem 2009 –2010. Senior Academic Councilor in Münster 2002 –2009. Feodor Lynen Fellow at the University of Cambridge and Visiting Fellow Fitzwilliam College 2002. DFG research fellow and research assistant at the Chair of Old Testament and Biblical Archaeology in Mainz 2001 – 2002.
Dr. Khalaf Allah Shadia
Director of the National Public Museum of Setif, Inspector of Cultural Heritage, specialist in antiquities, Islamic and ottoman coins
Specialist in Islamic antiquities, Islamic and Ottoman coins, expert at the Algerian Ministry of Culture and Arts. She held the position of director of three Algerian national museums from 2009 to 2025, namely the Cirta Archaeological Museum, the Museum of Arts and Cultural Expressions/City of Constantine, and the Setif Archaeological Museum. Inspector of Cultural Heritage, Master’s and PhD in Archaeology. Radio programme producer on heritage and professor at the Institute of History, Department of Archaeology. She has many articles about antiquities and museums, and published number of books on the antiquities and history of the city of Setif and the personality of Ahmed Bey, the last Bey of the city of Constantine.
- First lecture: Masterpieces of antiquities of the Algerian East by Dr. Hend Ahmed Abu Shaheen
Lecturer of Greek and Roman Archaeology in faculty of Archaeology and languages- Matrouh University since 2023. Head of Tourism Promotion Sector at the Egyptian Youth Council.
BA in Greek and Roman archaeology department from Damanhur University (2012) “Master degree in Greek and Roman Archaeology” from Alexandria University. (2016) “Doctoral degree in Classical Archaeology” from Alexandria University (2019) She received “The best PhD thesis prize in 2019″ from the Egyptian Archaeologists union. “Diploma in Heritage Documentation” from Cairo University. (2023)
Abstract: The province of ancient Morocco has experienced a political and geographic conflict in the last three centuries BC ,there is no doubt that it generated the desire of the citizens and artists in this region to record these events in order to immortalize them in a solid image for future generations, the artist recorded these events in sculpture, he sculpted pictures and statues of kings and heroes who defended African territory, historians and writers also recorded these events in historical known sources as Bellini, Diodorus Siculus and Salluste , some of them lived the events and some of them were writing what he heard from previous generations and write it. The art of sculpture flourished after the Roman rule of the region after the fall of Carthage first in 146 BC under the control of the Roman, and then the victory of the Romans against King Juba I in 50 BC who committed suicide on the fall of the Kingdom of Numidia in the hands of the occupation, and then the Roman rule settled in the whole country in 40 AD after the death of King Ptolemy son of King Juba II kings of Mauretania, and the area of ancient Morocco became a Roman state and one of the greatest and richest Roman states that made it coveted by all the invaders unlimited resources.
The arts in this region became rich in all artistic features and their numbers were unlimited, they were varied in Roman architecture, in the presence of entire Roman cities and in special archaeological sites such as Dejmela, Timgad, Annaba, Tipaza, Cherchel, Constantina and Guelma, the carved stone arts were also varied in statues, sculptures, Various tombs and different models worthy of study and doing research that places these areas in its right place , the area also had mosaic panels in various artistic styles and themes covering the floors of villas, houses, churches and Roman markets in full elegance and the creativity of the artist doing it. The research was committed to a comprehensive presentation of most of the ancient monuments in Algeria. The scientific (archaeological) material included in the research was not intended to present the largest number of monuments there, but rather the study aimed to shed light on an important spot in the field of Greek and Roman antiquities and to benefit from the scientific archaeological material present there
- Second Lecture: Tower-tombs in Palmyra, Marina El-alamain and M’Daourouch an Archaeological Comparative Study by Prof. Hanan Khamis Elshafie
Head of Greek and Roman Archaeology department in faculty of Arts Damanhour University, Dean of the faculty of Arts at Damanhour University. Head of Greek and Roman Archaeology department and supervisor of the Education sector in Nubaria at Damanhour University.
Abstract: The city of Palmyra (Syrian Palmyra) is located near Damascus, next to the slopes of the Hawar Mountains, which extend from the Euphrates to the outskirts of the Levant. Palmyra is located in the middle of the road connecting the Euphrates, which was the nerve center of transportation in eastern Syria, and the coasts of the Levant with its many ports. Since ancient times, merchants used to take the road coming from the Euphrates River, and they had to pass through Palmyra if their destination was the ports of the Levant and from there to any other country by sea. From here, Palmyra flourished in the Greek and Roman eras and continued to flourish until the Arab conquest in 641 AD. The tombs in Palmyra are among the most important archaeological evidence in the city. The Palmyra cemetery was called the House of the Dead and is located outside the city walls at the end of the main main street. Due to the increase in the population of the city and consequently the increase in the number of deaths and their desire to bury their dead in decent graves characterized by prestige, respect and wealth, the graves took different forms, some of which appeared in the form of catacombs and others in the form of towers. The latter is the point of our study in this research. The tower graves are located on the western side of Palmyra in the area called the Valley of the Tombs. They are characterized by being square in shape and consisting of several floors, each floor containing many burials, and there is a staircase that ascends from one floor to another. They are connected to a crypt or underground burial place. It is worth noting that most of these graves have their walls decorated with decorations, whether sculptures or colored drawings. The oldest tower graves in Palmyra date back to the first and second centuries AD. Perhaps this date is the source of interest, as it agrees with the date of the tower tombs discovered in Egypt in the Marina El Alamein area.
It was believed that the tower tombs of Marina El Alamein were influenced by the Phoenician tombs in this form, which appeared in different regions of the Roman states of North Africa, where the Phoenicians are attributed to inventing this type of tombs. However, the similarities in design and agreement in date with the Palmyra tombs may make us review this opinion and consider the eastern influence coming from Palmyra. Therefore, this research paper is interested in studying and comparing to identify the similarities and differences in terms of the materials used in construction, the method of construction, the decorations, whether carved or drawn, the depicted subjects, and finally the burial methods in these tower tombs, whether in Palmyra or Marina El Alamein in Egypt. The Palmyrans believed in life after death, so they called the tombs “the house of eternity.” Each family had its own magnificent tomb decorated with plaster, carved stone, or fresco. The tomb had a well for watering and purification, and the door of the tomb was made of carved stone, usually with a window above it for lighting and ventilation. The date of construction and the name of its owner were recorded on it. As for the inner walls, they contained graves in the form of openings carved into the walls, known as Loculi, where the bodies were laid out on top of each other, separated by slabs of marble or stone.
**The Lecture is available in both presence and Online
Lectures in Arabic with translation in English
Italian Archaeological Centre – 14 Champollion Street – Midan EL Tahrir – Cairo
Sunday, 2nd February 2025 – 18:00 PM
Event is open for public within the limits of possible places
Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85996496257