Category Archives: Norway
epiPHANES
I was hesitating to write an entry about my trip to Italy last week. The purpose of this trip was twofold: on the one hand, the inspection of the papyrus codex with the Coptic Vita of Saint Epiphanius of Salamis … Continue reading
A possible addition to the Fontes Historiae Nubiorum
Today a very interesting seminar took place at the University of Bergen. The speaker was professor of Greek Pär Sandin from the Institute of Linguistic, Literary and Esthetic Studies. He invited the group of Bergen-based researchers of the Classic past … Continue reading
Travelling with Henriette in Western Norway
The title of the present entry is inspired by the Greek TV travel series “Travelling with Magia Tsokli”, which toured all sorts of destinations around the world, where the crew of two, Magia Tsokli and Ηronis Pehlivanidis, were guided by a … Continue reading
After “Exploring the Middle Ages” in Bergen
According to the new strategy of the University of Bergen (UiB), specific areas of research will become the focal points upon which the University aim to occupy a world-class renown. For the Faculty of Humanities, the Middle Ages is one … Continue reading
A weekend of archaeopolitcs in Bergen
On 21 November, we organized the round-table seminar Cultural heritage in conflicts and politics – Ethical dilemmas for archaeologists at the University of Bergen (Norway). The seminar was a response to how the cultural heritage in the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle … Continue reading
After a presentation in Bergen (part II)
As promised in an earlier entry, I am presenting today the second outcome from the presentation of my post-doctoral project three weeks ago at the monthly meeting of the discipline of the Study of Religions at the Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion. Finishing … Continue reading
After a presentation in Bergen (Part I)
Every first Wednesday of the month, the academic staff of the discipline of the Study of Religions at the Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion meet in order to hear either a guest or an employee of the University presenting … Continue reading
A new Dr. of Sudan Archaeology
On Friday, Henriette defended successfully her PhD thesis with the topic “War on the southern frontier of the emerging state of ancient Egypt: A warfare perspective on the history of the A-Group people in Lower Nubia during the 4th millennium … Continue reading
Medieval Sai Project 