Roots of Modern Egypt by Fayza Haikal is forthcoming. In this publication, distinguished Egyptologist Fayza Haikal examines the transmission of ancient Egyptian culture into contemporary Egyptian society. Focusing on Egypt’s intangible rather than monumental heritage, she is taking exciting pathway toward a compelling portrait of a culture in unbroken dialogue with its ancient past. Drawing […]
We are proud to announce the launch of the world’s first Ancient Egyptian Women’s Database, available now at https://ancientegyptianwomensdatabase.cegu.ff.cuni.cz/. Containing 2165 records of women spanning Dynasties 7 to 11, the database serves as the primary digital outcome of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship project, “The Impact of Political and Climate Change on Women’s […]
PhD candidate Dorotea Wollnerová receives funding from the Gerda Henkel Foundation Dorotea Wollnerová, a PhD candidate at the Czech Institute of Egyptology (supervised by Filip Coppens), has received two years of funding from the prestigious Gerda Henkel Foundation for her doctoral project, Linen in Ancient Egyptian Religion. The project investigates the ritual significance of linen […]
New book from Kristopher Molčan with the title: Aardvark (Orycteropus afer): The initial manifestation of Seth, Prague Egyptological Studies. Supplements IV, 2026 Abstract: The faunal identity of the ancient Egyptian god Seth has formed a topic of scholarly research for the last 150 years, with a considerable number of differing hypotheses proposed. The ongoing discussion and […]
Czech Institute of Egyptology is pleased to invite you to a lecture of Olaf Kaper (Leiden University): Recent Excavations in the Temple of Isis at Berenike. The lecture will take place on 17 April at 11:00 in Room 505, Celetná 20. Abstract: Lecture Olaf Kaper
Online Lecture: Solange Ashby, Sacred Dancers of the Goddess Hathor, will be held on 13. 1. 2026 via Zoom The link for registration is here: https://cesnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/UKHPvj3WRzmgXa_MwGFTaQ Abstract here: OLS Abstract SA
Conference: Egyptology & Zoology. Animal Behaviour and its Reflection in Ancient Egyptian Culture Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, September 23–24, 2025 On September 23 and 24, 2025, the Czech Institute of Egyptology organises a two-day international workshop focused on how the physiology and behaviour of animals (ethology) found a reflection in ancient Egyptian mythology, […]
The online lecture by Marcelo Campagno, Patronage as a Logic of Social Organization in Ancient Egypt, will be held on 30 July 2025 at 14:00. Link for the registration is here: https://cesnet.zoom.us/meeting/register/qs0Q3ePRTw2J_JS5KhIOrw The abstract for the lecture is here: OLS Abstract MC
The second day of the seminar: Collapse of the Old Kingdom as a multidisciplinary problem will be live-streamed here: https://www.youtube.com/live/9D5ywTJuSVI
The seminar “Collapse of the Old Kingdom as a Multidisciplinary Problem” will be livestreamed on YouTube.The link to the livestream is here: https://www.youtube.com/live/a5eoyOK3RAA The updated programme is available here: Prague Yale conference, timetable
The Center for Multidisciplinary Area Studies (CenMAS) is launching a call for applications for 6 small research grants of approximately €5,000 each. The grants are open to junior and senior researchers and Ph.D. candidates at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, who are members of the CenMAS Hub.
We invite you to a public lecture by Yonas Seifu Desta and Tsegaye Zeleke Tuffa, Assistant Professors of History at Jimma University, Ethiopia, who will explore Ethiopia’s historical relationship with the Red Sea and examine how the country’s long-standing quest for maritime access continues to shape its politics and regional relations.
A new international study shows that ceramic tableware—which has been produced and used continuously for nearly 1,600 years—is a valuable source of information about the daily life, manufacturing traditions, trade, and dietary habits of the inhabitants of Roman Thrace in what is now Bulgaria.
In the spring season of 2022, the archaeological mission of the Czech institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University discovered the burial of an ancient Egyptian dignitary named Wahibre-mery-Neith. The Abusir tomb can be most probably dated to late 26th Dynasty or early 27th Dynasty (early fifth century BC). The most important title held […]
The Czech Institute of Egyptology (Charles University, Prague) has just published THE PYRAMID FIELDS OF ANCIENT EGYPT: A SATELLITE ATLAS. Topography and spatial and temporary development of some twenty historically unique pyramid sites are reviewed and discussed in detail by leading archaeologists and Egyptologists based on the latest high-resolution specifically commissioned satellite images. The […]
Since more than three decades the Czech Institute of Egyptology has been exploring a cemetery dating to late Dynasty 26 or early Dynasty 27 (second half of the 6th century B.C.E.), In a group of large shaft tombs situated in the western part of the ancient Egyptian necropolis at Abusir a a unique embalming cache […]
The latest issue of the journal Prague Egyptological Studies brings an obituary of Prof. Břetislav Vachala who passed away recently. Besides that, the issue contains the map of the archaeological structures at Abusir with selected English bibliography. Two reports about excavations of the tomb of Kairsu at Central Abusir follow. Other archaeological reports are devoted […]
On August 30, the official opening of the exceptional exhibition dedicated to the “Kings of the Sun” took place in the beautiful representative rooms of the pantheon of the National Museum in Prague. Leading members of the governments of the Czech Republic and the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Czech Parliament and the Ministry of […]
Finds from the Czech archaeological campaigns in Abusir together with numerous other artefacts of unprecedented historical and artistic value have finally arrived in Prague following months of preparations. The precious objects came to Prague from Egypt, Germany and various locations in the Czech Republic under high security conditions following months of negotiations. Starting on August […]
The year 2019 was important for the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University. It celebrated the 100th anniversary of the beginning of Egyptological lectures in Czech language at the Czech part of the university in Prague. In addition, six decades from the establishment of the Cairo department of the Czech (former Czechoslovak) […]
In light of the current global situation, ongoing developments and individual states’ policies over the next few months, we regretfully have to inform you that the upcoming “Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2020” (planned to take place from June 29 through July 3, 2020) has to be cancelled. Despite the fact that we will […]
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Czech Egyptology, the Czech Institute of Egyptology, the Ministry of Antiquities and the Embassy of the Czech Republic have the pleasure to invite you to a seminar held in the Ministry of Antiquities, Ahmed Pasha Kamal Hall, 2 El-Adel Abu Bakr, on October 30, 2019 […]
The new trade mark will be awarded to products and technologies that are up to the challenge of the extreme conditions of the Czech archaeological concession in Abusir in Egypt and expeditions in Sudan. Generators, cameras, air-conditioning equipment, as well as textiles, clothing and footwear. These are just some of the array of products and […]
