Richard Bussmann
Prof. Dr. Richard Bussmann studies ancient Egypt in its wider regional context from a combined archaeological, philological and anthropological perspective. He is interested in comprative perspectives on ancient Egypt and in cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of the past and its heritage. In his book The archaeology of Pharaonic Egypt: society and culture, 2700-1700 BC he develops key themes in World Archaeology with evidence from ancient Egypt, including urbanism, interregional exchange in Northeast Africa and the Mediterranean, funerary culture, the archaeology of ritual, sacred kingship, archaic states, and realities beyond elites. He also conducts research on early writing and material practices of administration.
Richard Bussmann directs the fieldwork project "Zawyet Sultan: Archaeology and heritage in Middle Egypt". He is the president of the Verband der Ägyptologie and Secretary General of the International Association of Egyptologists.
Contact: r.bussmann[at]uni-koeln.de