Origins7
The 7th International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”
Paris
7th-11th September 2020
Origins7 Conference postponed to 2021
In light of the continuing impact of the COVID-19 health emergency, it has been decided that it is not feasible to hold the conference originally scheduled in September 2020. Therefore, it has been decided to postpone the Origins 7 conference until September 2021. The new date will be communicated very soon.
Origins7
The 7th International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”
Paris
6th-10th September 2021
Origins7
The 7th International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”
Paris, INHA auditorium
6th September 2021
10th September 2021
Download the Author Guidelines for Poster Presentations
The 7th International Conference of Predynastic and Early Dynastic Studies marks the continuation of the previous successful conferences which happens every three years: Kraków (2002), Toulouse (2005), London (2008), New York (2011), Cairo (2014) and Vienna (2017). This five-day international event will gather in Paris a network of scholars from different countries. Leading experts in the field, together with young scholars, will present and discuss their respective research relating a significant range of themes within the broader subject of the origins of the Egyptian State (from the Predynastic period to the beginning of the Old Kingdom). The 7th International conference marks a new stage in the momentum acquired by Predynastic and Early Dynastic studies.
As in the previous meetings, Origins7-Paris aims to provide a forum to bring together the latest studies of Predynastic and Early Dynastic studies from a wide range of perspectives, based on field discoveries, material analyses, theoretical considerations, etc. Topics developed during the colloquium concern all aspects of Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt. Papers and posters will be organised around the following themes:
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Absolute, relative and historical chronologies
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Craft specialisation, technology and material culture
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Cult, ideology and social complexity
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Deserts-Nile Valley interactions
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Early writing and texts
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Egypt and its neighbours (Levant, Nubia, Sahara)
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Results of recent fieldwork
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Urbanism
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Upper-Lower Egypt interactions
The conference will be hosted by the University Paris-Sorbonne at the auditorium of the Institut national d'histoire de l'art, 2 rue Vivienne, Paris 2e arrondissement.
Important dates
June 2019: launch of the website
1st October 2019: abstract submission deadline
April 2020: conference postponed to 2021
1st January 2021: fourth circular
1st February 2021: draft program
31st March 2021: deadline for early registration
1st July 2021: final program
6th-10th September 2021: conference
Organisation
Yann Tristant Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia)
Pierre Tallet Université Paris-Sorbonne, Paris (France)
Scientific Committee
Nathalie Buchez INRAP, Amiens/TRACES-UMR 5608, CRPPM CNRS, Toulouse, (France)
Krzysztof M. Ciałowicz Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonia University, Kraków (Poland)
Reneé Friedman University of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
Ulrich Hartung German Archaeological Institute, Cairo (Egypt)
Stan Hendrickx Mad-Faculty, Hasselt University / PXL, Hasselt (Belgium)
Mariusz Jucha Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonia University, Kraków (Poland)
E. Christiana Köhler Institute for Egyptology, University of Vienna (Austria)
Liam McNamara Ashmolean Museum (United Kingdom)
Béatrix Midant-Reynes CNRS, Toulouse (France)
Heiko Riemer Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, University of Cologne (Germany)
Yann Tristant Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia)
Organising Committee
Jacinta Carruthers Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia)
Matt George Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia)
Olivier P. Rochecouste Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia)
Julie Villaeys Sorbonne Université (France)
Partners
UMR 8167
ORIENT & MÉDITERRANÉE
Textes Archéologie Histoire
Past Conferences
Egypt at its Origins
Kraków, 28th August – 1st September 2002
Stan Hendrickx, Renée F. Friedman, Krzysztof M. Ciałowicz & Marek Chłodnicki (eds)
Egypt at its Origins. Studies in Memory of Barbara Adams. Proceedings of the
International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt”,
Kraków, 28th August – 1st September 2002
Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (OLA) 138
Peeters Publishers, Leuven, 2004 | ISBN 90-429-1469-6
Egypt at its Origins 2
Toulouse, 5th-8th September 2005
Béatrix Midant-Reynes, Yann Tristant (eds)
Proceedings of the International Conference “Origin of the State. Predynastic and Early
Dynastic Egypt”, Toulouse (France), 5th – 8th September 2005
Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (OLA) 172
Peeters Publishers, Leuven, 2008 | ISBN 978-90-429-1994-5
Egypt at its Origins 3
London, 27th July-1st August 2008
Renée F. Friedman, P. N. Fiske (eds)
Proceedings of the Third International Conference "Origin of the State. Predynastic and
Early Dynastic Egypt", London, 27th July - 1st August 2008
Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (OLA) 205
Peeters Publishers, Leuven, 2011 | ISBN 978-90-429-2490-1
Egypt at its Origins 4
New York, 26th-30th July 2011
Matthew D. Adams (ed.); Béatrix Midant-Reynes, Yann Tristant & Ellen M. Ryan (coll.)
Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (OLA) 252
Peeters Publishers, Leuven/Paris/Bristol, 2016 | ISBN 978-90-429-3385-9
Egypt at its Origins 5
Cairo, 26th-30th July 2014
Béatrix Midant-Reynes, Yann Tristant & Ellen M. Ryan (eds.)
Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference "Origin of the State. Predynastic
and Early Dynastic Egypt", Cairo, 13th-18th April 2014
Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (OLA) 260
Peeters Publishers, Leuven/Paris/Bristol, 2017 | ISBN 978-90-429-3443-6
Egypt at its Origins 6
Vienna, 10th-15th September 2017
Köhler, E.C.; Junge, F.; Kuch, N. & Jeske, A.K. (eds.)
Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference “Origin of the State.Predynastic
and Early Dynastic Egypt", Vienna, 10th – 15th September 2017
Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta (OLA)
Peeters Publishers, Leuven/Paris/Bristol, in preparation
Early bird registration will open in early 2021 and will close Wednesday 31 March 2021 – book and pay before this date to save on registration rates.
Early Registration (before 01/04/2021) Late Registration (from 01/04/2021)
Academics TBC € TBC €
PhD or Master candidates (with student ID) TBC € TBC €
Visitors TBC € TBC €
Student visitors (with student ID) TBC € TBC €
Visitor day pass (valid 1 day only) TBC €
Registration fees include conference bag, tea/coffee breaks and social/academic events (except gala dinner). Travel costs and accommodation are at the expense of the participants.
Once your registration has been processed a receipt of payment will be sent to the email address provided on your registration form.
Payment of full registration fees (Academics, PhD or Master candidates, Visitors) will entitle delegates to attend all presentation sessions, to receive a conference folder with the book of abstracts, to take part in social events and in the tea/coffee breaks. Day passes will give entry to the presentations for one day only.