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Miroslav Verner (2013)
Miroslav Verner

Miroslav Verner (born October 31, 1941, in Brno) is a Czech egyptologist, who specializes in the history and archaeology of Ancient Egypt of the Old Kingdom and especially of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt.[1]

Verner is a specialist on the archaeology of the Old Kingdom pyramids, and published one of the fundamental syntheses on the subject, in a new, updated edition in 2021.[2]

Biography

Verner was the director of the Czechoslovak and later Czech Institute of Egyptology at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague for twenty-five years,[3] and led the Czech excavations at Abusir.[4] He has also been associated with the Universities of Vienna and Hamburg as well as the Charles University in Prague and the American University in Cairo.

Verner has been active in archaeological work since 1964, and he has been excavating at Abusir since 1976. In 1998, the tomb of Iufaa, an Egyptian priest and administer of palaces, was discovered in an undisturbed tomb by a team of Czech archaeologists from the Czech Institute of Egyptology, under the direction of Verner. The excavation report on the tomb was published by Ladislav Bareš and Květa Smoláriková.[5]

In 2005, Verner became the director of the project called "Investigation of the civilisation of Ancient Egypt".[3] The project runs from 2005 to 2011, and the aim is to study the evolution of Egyptian society throughout its history.[6]

Bibliography

Selected monographs include:

Articles include:

References

  1. ^ Verner, Miroslav (2014). Sons of the sun: rise and decline of the Fifth Dynasty (1 ed.). Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University. ISBN 978-80-7308-541-4.
  2. ^ Verner, Miroslav (2021). The Pyramids. The Archaeology and History of Egypt's Iconic Monuments (2 ed.). Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-988-5.
  3. ^ a b Miroslav Verner Website from the Czech Institute of Egyptology.
  4. ^ "Prof. Dr. Miroslav Verner, DrSc". Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University in Prague. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  5. ^ Bareš, Ladislav; Smoláriková, Květa (2008). Abusir XVII: The shaft tomb of Iufaa. Vol. 1: Archaeology (1 ed.). Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague. ISBN 978-80-7308-238-3.
  6. ^ Research Page from the Czech Institute of Egyptology.

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