Chercheurs
Cristina Alu
cristina dot alu at oeaw dot ac dot at
Egyptologie
Doctorante et postdoctorante
OeAI - Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut
2021 Doctorat en histoire (Université de Pise, Universität zu Köln)
2013 Bachelor en Études orientales, 2017 Master en Égyptologie et Archéologie du Proche-Orient (Université de Pise)
Histoire sociale et archéologie de l’Égypte ancienne ; ethnicité et identité sociale dans l’Antiquité ; sites miniers anciens ; technologie minière ancienne
Assistante de recherche à l’OeAI du Caire ; membre de la mission archéologique à Kom Ombo (OeAI) ; membre de la mission archéologique à Tell el-Dab’a (OeAI) ; membre de la mission archéologique à Wadi el-Hudi (California State University San Bernardino)
"Forthcoming. C. Alù (ed.), Place-making in the desertscape: the socialisation of the Egyptian-Sudanese Eastern Desert landscape in the longue durée (4th millennium BCE- 4th century CE). Proceedings of the conference held in Cairo, Ifao and PCMA, 27-30 April 2024. Warsaw: Breepols.
Forthcoming. C. Alù, “Egyptianised Nubians, Interpreters And Rangers: The jʿȝ.ww And nw.w as Intermediaries in Mining Expeditions”. In Panaite, Elena (ed.), Proceedings of the conference “Meeting the Other: Transfer and cultural interactions around the Nile Valley”(27-28 March 2021, Cairo). Leuven: Peeters.
2024. C. Alù, “Specialisti di viaggi nel deserto: gli jʿȝ.ww e i nw.w, intermediari e guide per le
spedizioni minerarie faraoniche”. In C. Greco, G. Miniaci, P. Del Vesco, M. Mancini, C. Alù (eds),
Studies presented to Marilina Betrò, Egypt in Ancient and Modern Tales, Travels and Explorations,
vol. 5, Pisa University Press.
2024. C. Alù, H. Page, ""Decoding Decoration on Middle Kingdom Egyptian Clay Figurines: Body Modification or Ornamentation?"". In Miniaci, G., C. Alù, C. Saler and V. Forte (eds), Clay Figurines in Context: Crucibles of Egyptian, Nubian, and Levantine Societies in the Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BC) and Beyond. London: Golden House Publications.
2024. C. Alù, I. Bracaglia, L. Iannuzzi, E. Morelli, F. Reali (eds), Problemi di Verità: le narrazioni del fatto storico tra manipolazioni e racconti canonici, dall’antichità a oggi. Pisa: Pisa University Press.
2022. C. Alù, “Some remarks on the sx.tjw and their overseers: the multiple meanings of sx.t and the social identity of the marsh-dwellers”. In Miniaci, G. and W. Grajetzki (eds), The world of Middle Kingdom III: Contributions on archaeology, art, religion, and written sources, 1-7. London: Golden House Publications."
Forthcoming. C. Alù, “Egyptianised Nubians, Interpreters And Rangers: The jʿȝ.ww And nw.w as Intermediaries in Mining Expeditions”. In Panaite, Elena (ed.), Proceedings of the conference “Meeting the Other: Transfer and cultural interactions around the Nile Valley”(27-28 March 2021, Cairo). Leuven: Peeters.
2024. C. Alù, “Specialisti di viaggi nel deserto: gli jʿȝ.ww e i nw.w, intermediari e guide per le
spedizioni minerarie faraoniche”. In C. Greco, G. Miniaci, P. Del Vesco, M. Mancini, C. Alù (eds),
Studies presented to Marilina Betrò, Egypt in Ancient and Modern Tales, Travels and Explorations,
vol. 5, Pisa University Press.
2024. C. Alù, H. Page, ""Decoding Decoration on Middle Kingdom Egyptian Clay Figurines: Body Modification or Ornamentation?"". In Miniaci, G., C. Alù, C. Saler and V. Forte (eds), Clay Figurines in Context: Crucibles of Egyptian, Nubian, and Levantine Societies in the Middle Bronze Age (2100–1550 BC) and Beyond. London: Golden House Publications.
2024. C. Alù, I. Bracaglia, L. Iannuzzi, E. Morelli, F. Reali (eds), Problemi di Verità: le narrazioni del fatto storico tra manipolazioni e racconti canonici, dall’antichità a oggi. Pisa: Pisa University Press.
2022. C. Alù, “Some remarks on the sx.tjw and their overseers: the multiple meanings of sx.t and the social identity of the marsh-dwellers”. In Miniaci, G. and W. Grajetzki (eds), The world of Middle Kingdom III: Contributions on archaeology, art, religion, and written sources, 1-7. London: Golden House Publications."
"14/05/2025, Paris : “Vie et travail dans les mines du desert oriental Egyptien à l’époque
pharaonique : une analyse de l’organisation logistique, sociale et économique”, Séminaire De
Recherche Sur Les Carrières et La Construction, organised by J.-P. G.ly, I. Lafarge and A.
Lamesa (LAMOP, Sorbonne Université)
29/10/2024, Pisa: “b3k.w and jn.w: the official guise of mineral procurement and exchange
between Egypt and its nearest neighbours in the 2nd millennium BC”, International Workshop
Exchange and trade routes between Egypt and its neighboring countries organised by G.
Miniaci, F. Missiroli (Università di Pisa)
23/05/2024-25/05/2024, Istanbul: “Negotiating Spaces, Memories, and Identities in the
Egyptian Eastern Desert”, International Conference Rocky Landscapes: at the intersection of
people and rocks, organised by M.-L. Derat, M. Porqueddu, I. Jevtić, G. Robin, F. Sogliani,
G. Varinlioğlu, C. Sciuto, A. Lamesa (Orient-Institut Istanbul)
27/04/2024-29/04/2024, Cairo: “From theory to practice, from space to place: a methodological
reflection on the study of desert mining landscapes in Egyptology”, International Conference
Place-making in the desertscape: the socialisation of the Egyptian-Sudanese Eastern Desert
landscape in the longue durée (4th millennium BCE- 4th century CE), organised by C. Alù
(Ifao-PCMA)
23/04/2024-24/04/2024, Cairo: “Dealing with nomads in the Eastern Desert and South Sinai: an
overview of strategies and patterns for Pharaonic mining exploitation”, 1st Workshop of the
NOMADES research program, organised by M. Bourgeois, J. Cooper, M. Crepy (Ifao)
10/10/2023, Cairo: “The silent voice of the intermediaries: textual attestations and rock
depictions of guides and guards of the Eastern Desert in comparison”, Seminar Conversations
about Nomadism within the framework of the NOMADES research program, organised by M.
Bourgeois, J. Cooper, M. Crepy (Ifao)
24/04/2023-26/04/2023, Montpellier: “Desert guides and mediators: the auxiliary personnel of
mining expeditions in the Eastern Desert and South Sinai”, International Conference Transports
& mobilités dans l’Égypte antique: Modèles et stratégies de circulation dans la vallée du Nil et
au-delà entre le IVe millénaire av. J.-C. et le Ier siècle apr. J.-C., organised by S. Delvaux, S.
Esposito and M. Prevost (Universit. de Montpellier, Sorbonne Université)"
pharaonique : une analyse de l’organisation logistique, sociale et économique”, Séminaire De
Recherche Sur Les Carrières et La Construction, organised by J.-P. G.ly, I. Lafarge and A.
Lamesa (LAMOP, Sorbonne Université)
29/10/2024, Pisa: “b3k.w and jn.w: the official guise of mineral procurement and exchange
between Egypt and its nearest neighbours in the 2nd millennium BC”, International Workshop
Exchange and trade routes between Egypt and its neighboring countries organised by G.
Miniaci, F. Missiroli (Università di Pisa)
23/05/2024-25/05/2024, Istanbul: “Negotiating Spaces, Memories, and Identities in the
Egyptian Eastern Desert”, International Conference Rocky Landscapes: at the intersection of
people and rocks, organised by M.-L. Derat, M. Porqueddu, I. Jevtić, G. Robin, F. Sogliani,
G. Varinlioğlu, C. Sciuto, A. Lamesa (Orient-Institut Istanbul)
27/04/2024-29/04/2024, Cairo: “From theory to practice, from space to place: a methodological
reflection on the study of desert mining landscapes in Egyptology”, International Conference
Place-making in the desertscape: the socialisation of the Egyptian-Sudanese Eastern Desert
landscape in the longue durée (4th millennium BCE- 4th century CE), organised by C. Alù
(Ifao-PCMA)
23/04/2024-24/04/2024, Cairo: “Dealing with nomads in the Eastern Desert and South Sinai: an
overview of strategies and patterns for Pharaonic mining exploitation”, 1st Workshop of the
NOMADES research program, organised by M. Bourgeois, J. Cooper, M. Crepy (Ifao)
10/10/2023, Cairo: “The silent voice of the intermediaries: textual attestations and rock
depictions of guides and guards of the Eastern Desert in comparison”, Seminar Conversations
about Nomadism within the framework of the NOMADES research program, organised by M.
Bourgeois, J. Cooper, M. Crepy (Ifao)
24/04/2023-26/04/2023, Montpellier: “Desert guides and mediators: the auxiliary personnel of
mining expeditions in the Eastern Desert and South Sinai”, International Conference Transports
& mobilités dans l’Égypte antique: Modèles et stratégies de circulation dans la vallée du Nil et
au-delà entre le IVe millénaire av. J.-C. et le Ier siècle apr. J.-C., organised by S. Delvaux, S.
Esposito and M. Prevost (Universit. de Montpellier, Sorbonne Université)"
Place-making in the desertscape: the socialisation of the Egyptian-Sudanese Eastern Desert landscape in the longue durée (4th millennium BCE- 4th century CE). Cairo, Ifao and PCMA, 27-30 April 2024