C A M N E S - Center for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies

The UNESCO Chair on Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Property and Cultural Rights of the University of Siena is born with two CAMNES projects https://bit.ly/unesco-chair-camnes

The workshop "The Ethical Challenges of the Study of Ancient West Asia on the Issue of Accountability in Research" was held at the Université de Liège on the 11th and 12th of June.

Included among the experts present was Alesia Koush (CAMNES; UNESCO Chair in Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property and Cultural Rights, University of Siena), who delivered a paper focused on "Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Property and Human Rights".

Dal 17 al 19 giugno 2026, l'Università degli Studi di Firenze ospiterà il convegno EVOA - Egitto e Vicino Oriente Antichi, a cui parteciperanno anche Massimiliano Franci e Valentina Santini (CAMNES).

Per maggiori informazioni: https://shorturl.at/iZCvC

È online il programma del Simposio Italiano di Egittologia 2026!

Dal 1° al 3 luglio, giovani ricercatori italofoni si incontreranno a Firenze per la terza edizione del Simposio, per presentare i loro studi e confrontarsi con altri dottorandi, specializzandi e ricercatori che si occupano di Egittologia, Nubiologia e Coptologia.

Trovate maggiori informazioni (incluso il programma) qui: https://simposioitalianodiegittologia.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/iii-edizione-firenze/

Sarà possibile partecipare come uditori inviando una mail all’indirizzo [email protected] entro il 28 giugno.

Vi aspettiamo a Firenze!

On May 27, the preliminary results of the project will be presented, for the first time, at the University of Warsaw by Stefano Valentini (co-director of CAMNES).

During the international conference "Back to Tell Arbid. The 30th Anniversary of the Syrian-Polish Archaeological Expedition", he will give a talk titled "'It's not the Destination, It's the Journey'. New Evidence for the LC-EBA transition from Gird-i Ali Mawlan (Erbil Plain, Iraqi Kurdistan)".

To learn more about the conference: https://shorturl.at/bRil0

To learn more about the CAPIK project: https://camnes.it/capik-camnes-archaeological-project-in-iraqi-kurdistan

To learn more about the Polish-Syrian Archaeological Expedition to Tell Arbid: http://www.tellarbid.uw.edu.pl/

بەڕێوەبەرایەتی گشتی شوێنەوار و کەلەپوور - المدیریة العامة للأثار والتراث

Erbil Plain Archaeological Survey ڕووپێوی شوێنەواری دەشتی هەولێر

Tomorrow, Stefano Valentini (co-director of CAMNES) will present "Connecting the Dots: Shaping the Ninevite 5 Phenomenon" as part of the IMOC PAS Archaeological Seminar, organised by the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences.

The lecture will be held online via MS Teams on Tuesday, May 12th, at 2:30 PM (CET).
To obtain the link to the meeting, please contact: [email protected]

We are pleased to share the news that the Third Vatican Coffin Conference, titled "When Coffins Speak: At the Crossroads of Research and Practice", will be held in the Musei Vaticani from 24 February to 27 February 2027.



To learn more:

Third Vatican Coffin Conference When Coffins Speak: at the Crossroads of Research and Practice

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"Tombaroli: The Cultural Phenomenon of Italian Grave Robbers"

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In celebration of Easter, we are reposting a past CAMNEStudio video that delves into the ancient origins of the holiday.

Happy Easter!

The Ancient Roots of Easter Easter is not just the Easter Bunny (in USA) or chocolate eggs (in EU), nor just the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There is much more!Dig deeper:Website: htt...