Production, Trade, and Consumption of Textile Artifacts in Egypt from the 9th to the 14th Centuries: Archaeology and Archaeometry

Position: Post-doctoral research contract Institute: Uni. Tor Vergata of Rome
Posted on: 21/05/2026 Deadline: 05/06/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

10/ARCH-01 - Archaeology

Description

The project adopts anintegrated approach to the study of textiles from Egyptian archaeological contexts, structured in aninitial phase of macroscopic and technological characterization, followed by advanced microscopicand compositional analyses (fibres, dyes, and textile structures), aimed at the precise reconstructionof production processes. Particular attention will be devoted to the identification and differentiationof production areas and distribution networks. Archaeological data will also be systematically compared with textile artefacts recovered in Egypt and currently held in Egyptian and Europeanmuseum collections, in order to develop a comparative framework at an interregional scale

Job posting website

https://pica.cineca.it/uniroma2/

Number of positions

1

Funding body

Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata - Dipartimento Storia, Patrimonio culturale Formazione e Società