Patrizia Piacentini

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Patrizia Piacentini
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Born (1961-12-19) December 19, 1961 (age 63)
Pavullo nel Frignano
Occupation(s)Egyptologist, archaeologist, professor
Academic background
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]

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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

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Profile". University of Milan. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Italian Mission in West Aswan (Egypt) – Italiana – Lingua, cultura, creatività nel mondo". Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Tjandra, Kristel (26 June 2024). "'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillside". livescience.com. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2025.


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