PrEMuC – Prehistoric Egypt in Museum Collections

Coordinators: Federica Ugliano, Giulio Lucarini (co-direction, CNR-ISPC)

Team: Claudia Conti, David Buti, Valeria Di Tullio, Costanza Miliani, Francesco Paolo Romano, Francesca Manclossi (CNR-ISPC); Jade Bajeot (IKSIO PAN); Teresa Rinaldi, Vanessa Forte (Sapienza – Università di Roma); Rita Hartmann (DAIK); Silvia Amicone, Diana Marcazzan (Eberhard Karls University); Lorena Lombardi (Università di Pisa); Donatella Barca (Università della Calabria); A. Marsilio Università di Bari); Margarita Gleba (Università di Padova); Matilde Borla (SABAP-TO); Sophie Kroft (New York University); Beppe Moiso, Tommaso Montonati, Valentina Turina (Museo Egizio)

Partner Institutions: CNR-ISPC; IKSIO-PAN; Sapienza – Università di Roma; DAIK – Eberhard Karls University; Università di Pisa; Università di Bari; Università della Calabria

Funders: Ethnos Kalos, Doloresa und Jurijus Gleba Stiftung; Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (MAECI)

PrEMuC is a multidisciplinary project dedicated to the study, inventory, and valorization t of the Predynastic collection (ceramic and lithic materials) from Ernesto Schiaparelli’s excavations at Heliopolis (1903–1906). The project aims at the archaeological recontextualization, techno-typological study, and archaeometric characterization of part of the Predynastic collection of the Museo Egizio It currently includes several sub-projects, such as PrePot and GebeLinen, aimed at the study of specific Predynastic artifacts through archaeometric analyses and non-invasive diagnostics.

The objectives include: systematic inventory of ceramic and lithic materials; analysis of the production sequence (chaîne opératoire) of the artifacts, through the study of manufacturing techniques and raw materials; definition of the chronological framework of the earliest settlement phases at the site of Heliopolis; the study and publication of the Gebelein Linen (Suppl. 17138) from archaeological, technological, and iconographic perspectives .

The project adopts a multidisciplinary approach that combines archival research, techno-typological study, and non-invasive archaeometric analyses. For Predynastic ceramics (PrePot), micro-CT and X-ray tomography are used to investigate manufacturing techniques. Petrographic analyses, as well as the study of organic residues and phytoliths are also planned. The integration of these datasets allows for a comprehensive interpretation of production processes, state of preservation, and the collecting history of the artifacts. The Gebelein Linen is the subject of an extensive diagnostic program (Raman, FTIR, XRF, XRD, multispectral imaging, microprofilometry, and hyperspectral mapping) for the study of both the linen support and pigments.

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Funder’s webpage: HOME - Ethnos Kalos

Project and preliminary results webpages:

Prehistoric Egypt in Museum Collections (PrEMuC) (DUS.AD017.166) | Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

PrePot | E-RIHS.it

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