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Personal History

Christian is an Egyptian archaeologist with a broad range of research interests. He has a BA and an MA in Egyptology and was awarded a PhD for a thesis that explored the nature of the Egyptian communities living in Nubia through an analysis of their burial remains (Title: The Egyptian Cemeteries in Lower Nubia during the First Half of the Second Millennium BC (Macquarie University 2008). The latter was written during a period of research and further study conducted at the Freie University, Berlin.

He has taught courses in Egyptian archaeology and language at the University of Sydney, Macquarie University and the University of Queensland. He is currently involved in a number of research projects in Egypt where he has excavated annually since 1998.

Current Research

Although focussed primarily on the period from Early Dynastic Period through to the end of the Second Intermediate Period, Christian has a chronologically broad focus and is currently preparing ceramic material from Abydos spanning 4000 years of Egyptian civilization for publication (Pennsylvania-Yale-Institute of Fine Arts Mission to Abydos and the German Archaeological Institute). He is also responsible for the publication of First Intermediate Period –Middle Kingdom inscribed material and ceramics from the Australian Centre of Egyptology's excavations at Helwan.

His current research theme is the archaeology of Egypt in Nubia and the archaeology of death in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period.

Major Publications

Book Sections: sole author
2009 (forthcoming) 'Middle Kingdom ceramics from Helwan' in R.Schiestl and A.Seiler, eds., The Handbook of Middle Kingdom Ceramics, Vienna.
2007 'Askut in Nubia: A Re-examination of the Ceramic Chronology', in K. Endreffy and A. Bulyas, eds., The Proceedings of the Fourth Central European Conference of Young Egyptologists, pp. 225-238.

Journal Articles: sole author
2009 (forthcoming) 'Not All the Glitters' Cahiers de la Céramique Égyptienne 8.

Journal Articles: joint author
2009 (forthcoming) "4000 Years in the Abydos North Cemetery" Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts Abteilung Kairo, with L. Bestock.

Areas of Research & Supervision

Egyptian history and Archaeology(Prehistory to New Kingdom); ceramics; burial customs; the archaeology of culture contact in Nubia.

Teaching

AAH2/3970 - The early dynastic period and old kingdom in Egypt, 3050-2150
AAH2/3990 - Egypt's golden age and its aftermath