Patrizia Piacentini
Patrizia Piacentini | |
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| Born | December 19, 1961 |
| Occupation(s) | Egyptologist, archaeologist, professor |
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| Alma mater | École pratique des hautes études University of Bologna |
| Thesis | The Scribes in the Egyptian Society of the Old Kingdom (the Memphite Necropolis)[1] |
Patrizia Piacentini (born December 19, 1961) is an Italian Egyptologist, archaeologist, and professor at the University of Milan.[2]
Since 2018, she has been co-directing with Khaled al-Anani, former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, the Egyptian-Italian Mission at West Aswan (EIMAWA) in Aswan, Egypt.[3] While excavating burials near the Mausoleum of Aga Khan, they have found ancient Egyptian tombs in the hillside dating to the Greco-Roman era.[4]
She has been a member of the Accademia dei Lincei since 2022.
Biography
[edit]She graduated from the University of Bologna in 1986 with a master's degree in classical studies.[5] She received her doctorate in Egyptology in 1997 at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris. Her advisor was Pascal Vernus.
References
[edit]- ^ Piacentini, Patrizia (1 January 1997). "Enquete sur les scribes dans la societe egyptienne de l'ancien empire (les necropoles memphites)". Paris, EPHE. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Profile". University of Milan. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Italian Mission in West Aswan (Egypt) – Italiana – Lingua, cultura, creatività nel mondo". Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Tjandra, Kristel (26 June 2024). "'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillside". livescience.com. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
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