Dr. Benoît Lurson

Publication lists

Research projects

Curriculum Vitae

Education

• 1994–2000 Ph.D. Egyptology, École Pratique des Hautes Études – IV^e Section, Paris. Title: Image dédoublée ou image redoublée: Symétrie et dissymétries dans les relations entre les scènes rituelles des temples de Ramsès II (Bisected or duplicated Image: Symmetry and dissymmetries in the relationships between the ritual scenes of the Ramses II temples).

• 1993–1996 Coptic, Late Egyptian and Hieratic, Faculté de Théologie de l’Université Catholique de Lille.

• 1993–1994 Diplôme d’Études Approfondies (DEA) Egyptology, École Pratique des Hautes Études – IV^e Section, Paris.

• 1992–1993      Maîtrise Egyptology & Assyriology, Université Charles de Gaulle – Lille III.

• 1991–1992      Licence History, Université Charles de Gaulle – Lille III.

• 1989–1991      Diplôme d’Études Universitaires Générales (DEUG) History, Université Charles de Gaulle – Lille III.

Teaching experience

• Since 2007 Lecturer in undergraduate courses at the Freie Universität Berlin. Lecturer in a postgraduate course in Middle and Late Egyptian at the École des Langues et Civilisations de l’Orient Ancien de l’Institut Catholique de Paris (ELCOA).

Postdoctoral scholarships

• Fritz Thyssen Stiftung Fellowship awarded for research at the Freie Universität Berlin, Ägyptologisches Seminar, under the supervision of Prof. J. Osing: August 2007–July 2008 (forfeited at the end of September to take up the position at the Freie Universität Berlin).

• Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Fellowship awarded for research at the Freie Universität Berlin, Ägyptologisches Seminar, under the supervision of Prof. J. Osing, March 2005-October 2005 & December 2005–March 2006, extended for one year from April 2006 to March 2007.

• École Pratique des Hautes Études – IV^e Section scholarships awarded for attendance at the 8^th International Congress of Egyptologists, Cairo and for research in Egypt (Cairo and Luxor), May 2000, November 2000, November 2001.

Archaeological activities

• Fall 2010 Direction of the new excavation of the so-called Birth House (Ramesseum) is planned.

• 1998–present    Participation in the CNRS Ramesseum epigraphical and archaeological project (Mission Archéologique Française de Thèbes-Ouest, UMR 171 CNRS-C2RMF), under the direction of Dr. C. Leblanc. Responsibilities included: Inventory and publication of the decorated blocks and of the statuary fragments found in the vicinity of the Ramesseum temple; reconstruction of the south door of the hypostyle hall; excavations in the pathway of the second “pylon”.

• July 1994 & July 1993   Participation in the CNRS archaeological project in Lattes (Chantier-École International d’Archéologie de Lattes – Hérault, CNRS, UPR 290 & Unité de Fouilles et de Recherches Archéologiques de Lattes), under the direction of Dr. D. Garcia. Program: archaeological techniques, statistical evaluation of archaeological data, ceramology, paleozoology, paleobotany. Type of excavation: protohistoric mud brick settlements.