University of Cambridge

Graduate Student, Archaeology

PhD student

Christ's College

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Thesis title:
A Slice of Egypt: micromorphological and geochemical characterisations of activity areas in New Kingdom anthrosols

Publications:
Spence, K., Rose, P., Bradshaw, R., Collet, P., Hassan, A., MacGinnis, J., Masson, A. and Van Pelt, W.P., 2011. Sesebi 2011. Sudan and Nubia 15: 34-38.

Van Pelt, W.P., 2012. In His Majesty's Service: the family and career of Ptahemwia, Akhenaten's 'Royal Butler, clean of hands', Friend of Saqqara Newsletter 10 (forthcoming).

Van Pelt, W.P. and N. Staring, 2013. Graffiti in the tomb of Ptahemwia, in The Tomb of Ptahemwia, Raven et al. (forthcoming).

Teaching experience:
2011, Cambridge University, Archaeology Part 1, Paper 5: Introduction to the Cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia (8 lectures):
- Environment and landscapes of Egypt;
- Chiefdom to state in ancient Egypt;
- The Early Dynastic Period: social complexity and burgeoning bureaucracy;
- The Old Kingdom and the materialisation of power;
- Provincial power: the First Intermediate Period;
- The Middle Kingdom and the power of word and image;
- Avaris, Thebes and Kerma: the Second Intermediate Period;
- The New Kingdom: Kings and the Political Power of the Gods.

2010, Cambridge College Programme, Introduction to Egyptology:
- Cracking the code: deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs;
- Introduction to Egyptian Art;
- Introduction to Egyptian Religion.

2008, UCLA Fayum Fieldschool:
- Archaeological techniques and methods;
- Introduction to the Saqqara Necropolis.

Fieldwork experience:
November-December 2012 - Kerma/Dokki Gel, Sudan (forthcoming)
May - June 2012 - Çatalhöyük, Turkey (forthcoming)
January 2012 - Sesebi, Sudan
January 2012 - Kerma/Dokki Gel, Sudan
August - September 2011 - Kazakly-Yatkan/Akchakhan-kala, Uzbekistan
June - July 2011 - Brough of Deerness, Orkney, Scotland
May 2011 - Braes of Ha'Breck, Orkney, Scotland
January - February 2011 - Sesebi, Sudan
November - December 2010 - Kom W, Egypt
April - June 2009 - Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria
February - March 2009 - Saqqara, Egypt
October - December 2008 - Karanis and E29H1, Egypt
April - June 2008 - Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria
January - March 2007 - Saqqara, Egypt

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