Themes of the Conference

• origins and development of Ancient Egyptian state;
• policy and trade relations between Ancient Egypt and Middle Eastern Mediterranean countries;
• landscape archaeology, natural and anthropogenic factors in the development of the Nile valley;
• urban archaeology and peculiarities of Egyptian settlement sites;
• dynamics of development and transformation of Egyptian culture;
• cross-cultural relations in Egypt during the Graeco-Roman period;
• Coptic studies;
• new methods and technologies in archaeological research.